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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






2. The robot's column rotation axis is similar to what movement on the human body?






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






4. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






5. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






6. Strain is a measure of...






7. What is the name of the part that connects all the other parts of the computer to the CPU?






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






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






10. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






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






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






13. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






14. Two examples of me are the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. They both have decks that hang from cables made of hundreds of steel wires - just like me






15. The scientific formula for work is...






16. The truss bridge uses beams that have members that form...






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






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






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






20. The deck of a suspension bridge is ____ from the cables






21. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






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






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






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






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






26. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






28. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






29. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






30. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






31. The improvement of things already invented






32. The turning point of a lever






33. The difficulties we must overcome






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






35. The development of something completely new






36. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






37. Which is not a true statement about gears?






38. The English unit of measuring work






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






40. 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






41. What is binary?






42. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






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






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






45. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






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






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






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






49. The _______ of structural components is more important than the type of material from which they are made






50. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?