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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






2. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






3. What are computer chips made from?






4. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






5. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






6. What events made it necessary to perform periodic surveying in the Nile Valley?






7. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






8. The dead load of a structure is






9. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






10. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers






11. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






12. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






13. The three types of arches are...






14. Torsion is best described as...






15. What device is made up of a light- emitting diode and a phototransistor?






16. What was the 'first great man - made trigger of change?'






17. Strain is a measure of...






18. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






19. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






20. The three basic types of bridges are...






21. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






22. The Mesopotamian number system was based on 60 and formed the basis for our measure of






23. Machines are used to make work easier. How does a machine accomplish this?






24. Shear is best described as...






25. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






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






27. The word 'ROBOT' was chosen because of what quality?






28. The controller is what part of the robot?






29. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






30. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






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






32. Stress can be lowered by






33. Force times distance






34. The English unit of measuring work






35. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






36. What are I/O devices?






37. Distance between the piers






38. Models that function and look like the finished product but are usually hand- built






39. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






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






41. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






42. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






43. The process of how solutions to problems are developed is...






44. Work divided by time






45. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






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






47. In the past it was commonly used to cross narrow distances like small streams or rivers






48. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






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






50. A force that opposes motion