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Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A touch sensor used to limit the motion of a moving device. Limit switches may be used to provide a precise beginning and end point to mechanical motion






2. Containing - producing - arising from - or actuated by electricity






3. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems






4. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center






5. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity






6. Circular movement






7. Movement in a straight line






8. A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect






9. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment






10. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls






11. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result






12. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






13. The efficient production of small amounts of products






14. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.






15. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place






16. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain






17. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something






18. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread






19. A technique that is used to make a process automatic






20. To function imperfectly or badly






21. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






22. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program






23. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention






24. The space within which a robotic arm can move






25. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior






26. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other






27. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts






28. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.






29. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer






30. The results of the operation of any system






31. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






32. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






33. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material






34. Conforming to a established set principles or accepted professional standards or conduct






35. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods






36. A twisting force






37. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member






38. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide






39. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect






40. A community - nation - or broad grouping of people having common traditions - institutions - and collective activities and interests






41. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow






42. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation






43. A back and forth movement






44. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation






45. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product






46. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear






47. The information produced by a computer






48. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer






49. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.






50. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not