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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The three basic types of bridges are...






2. 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?






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






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






5. The turning point of a lever






6. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






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






8. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






9. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






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






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






12. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






13. Inclined section that connects land to beam






14. What was the forerunner of the robot?






15. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






16. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






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






18. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






19. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






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






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






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






23. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






24. Usually - the steel rod in a pre- stressed concrete beam will put the concrete in ____. The load will have to overcome this initial force.






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






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






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






28. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






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






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






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






32. Stress can be lowered by






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






34. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






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






36. Strain is a measure of...






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






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






39. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






40. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






41. What is the definition of stress






42. What are computer chips made from?






43. The planned process of change






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






45. What kind of robot is able to be programmed to many different tasks easily?






46. What caused the 1965 power failure in the Northeastern United States?






47. More than one pulley working together






48. Which of the following was not a development of Roman culture?






49. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






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