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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The weight of the obect being moved






2. A memory chip that has instructions burned permanently into the chip is called what?






3. Foundation on which the roadway is built on top of the beam






4. In cable- stayed bridges - the cables are strung from the ______ to the deck






5. What type of arch bridge did the Romans build? (They were made from stone with the road on top of the arch)






6. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






7. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?






8. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






9. Materials change shape as they expand and contract with...






10. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






11. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






12. What are computer chips made from?






13. The English unit of measuring work






14. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






15. Which of the following would probably not be a tension structure?






16. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






17. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






18. Torsion is best described as...






19. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






20. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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21. Force times distance






22. Compression is best described as...






23. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






24. The generation of ideas for solutions






25. The scientific formula for work is...






26. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






27. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






28. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






29. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






30. What is the definition of stress






31. What development about 8000 years ago led to increased time to engage in activities that involved other than basic survival needs?






32. Provides direction for the work of the designer






33. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






34. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






35. The improvement of things already invented






36. Stress can be lowered by






37. Ways of overcoming difficulties






38. Tension is best described as...






39. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






40. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






41. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






42. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






43. The development of irrigation systems and the establishment of land boundaries did not lead to which of the following?






44. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






45. If you generate alternative solutions and begin to build your best solution - but you have problems building your design - what should you do?






46. Anchorages are not necessary at the ____ of the cables on a cable- stayed bridge






47. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






48. Which of the following is not a robot arm movement?






49. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






50. In which two temperature measurement scales is absolute zero at zero degrees/