PLTW AR 1.1-1.3 Vocab

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

The input gear, also called a drive gear.

The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear.

A gear between the driving and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.

Operating without direct human control.

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

Something put into a system, such as resources, information, or signals, in order to achieve a result.

The results of the operation of a system. Example - a computer output could be information or signals produced or delivered.

The writing of compound words by starting each word with a capital letter. Procedures and variables are named using camelCase, but the first word in the name is not capitalized.

A block of code that is triggered when a certain event happens.

An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.