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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Materials change shape as they expand and contract with...






2. What was primarily responsible for the development of water wheels and windmills?






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






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






5. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






6. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






7. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






8. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






9. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






10. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






11. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






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






13. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






14. The planned process of change






15. What is a touchstone?






16. Distance between the piers






17. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...






18. The English unit of measuring work






19. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






20. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






21. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






22. The ability to do work






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






24. What invention made possible three- dimensional pictures called holograms?






25. The I- beam is very strong because...






26. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that is similar to a car's turn signal flasher?






27. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






28. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






29. What is the memory that cannot be changed by the computer operator?






30. More than one pulley working together






31. Robots fit into two categories:






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






33. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






34. The five types of stress are...






35. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






36. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






37. The force applied to a lever






38. What are computer chips made from?






39. Beam bridges are especially prone to failure from...






40. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






41. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






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






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






44. The difficulties we must overcome






45. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






46. Describes the limitations and requirements of the project's solution






47. What is the name of the robot's arm?






48. What is the term used for the storage places in memory available to store informatoin?






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






50. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction