PLTW automation and robotics pre-test

Front

A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, especially by a computer is

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algorithm

Front

A set of coded instructions that the robot must follow is 

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computer program

Front

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

Back

robot

Front

The process of detecting and eliminating device malfunctions is

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debug

Front

Which of the following are ways that humans are affected by automation and robotics? attitudes, safety, comfort, all of the above

Back

all of the above

Front

Which of the following is NOT an advantage for using an automated system? Options: safety, increased productivity, eliminate human jobs, increased accuracy

Back

eliminate human jobs

Front

2 or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one complies the motion of the others is a __.

Back

mechanism

Front

The ___ is an input gear that transmits power and motion to the rest of the system.

Back

drive gear

Front

A gear between the drive gear and the driven gear that changes rotational direction is the 

Back

idler

Front

If the output gear is smaller than the input gear, the speed will

Back

increase