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25 Cards in this Set
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Analog Signal
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a signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range, rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.
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Automation
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a technique that is used to make a process automatic
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Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
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using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product.
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Closed-Loop System
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a system that uses feedback from the output to control the input
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Digital signal
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a system of discrete states: high or low, on or off, 1 or 0
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Efficiency
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the ability to bring a desired result with the leaste waste of time, energy or material.
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Feedback
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information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments
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Flowchart
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a diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure or system especially using connecting lines and a set of conventional symbols.
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Hydraulics
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fluid power system that uses water, oil, or another liquid
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Icon
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a symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program
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Innovation
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an improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something
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Input
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information fed into a system (the desired result)
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Interface
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the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other
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Invention
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a new prodcut, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.
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Malfunction
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to function imperfectly, or badly
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Open-loop system
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a control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open-loop system often requires human intervention
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Output
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the information produced by a computer (the actual result)
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Pneumatics
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fluid power system based on the use of air or another gas.
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Program
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set of instructions that control the operation of a computer
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Sensor
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a device that respondes to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control)
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Software
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programs and other operating information used by a computer
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System
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a group of interacting, interrelated or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal
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Threshold
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A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect
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Troubleshoot
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locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems.
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While Loop
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a control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly
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