Microprocessor 3. Manages power to accomplish a task that in-
volves forces and movement.
4. Someone whose job is to operate a machine or
piece of equipment.
Mechanical system Control system 5. An electrical machine that converts electrical
energy into mechanical energy.
6. The interdisciplinary field of science that involves
the discovery and design of new materials, with an
emphasis on solids.
Computer engineering Electronic system 7. A piece of electronic equipment inside a com-
puter that makes it work.
8. A machine or piece of equipment that does a par-
ticular thing.
Operator Electrical motor 9. Refers to electrical element, electrical network,
electrical system level design and verification.
10. A discipline that integrates several fields of elec-
trical engineering and computer science required to
develop computer hardware and software.
Material science 4. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Mechatronics design is a holistic engineering approach to designing
(1) chemical / electromechanical / any equipment and machinery. Normally,
equipment is designed as a series of
(2) separate / common / new systems,
such as mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer systems.
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(3) education / skill / meaning of engineers is also an important fac-
tor when conceiving new equipment from a mechatronics design perspec-
tive. Most engineers