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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Distance between the piers






2. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






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






4. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






5. A side effect of bending is called...






6. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Builders made the original versions of me out of wedge- shaped stones that fit snugly together. They were held in place with the pressure of the weight of the bridge






14. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






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






16. What is binary?






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






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






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






20. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






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






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






23. What are I/O devices?






24. The amount of effort needed to raise a load by using a pulley system is determined by






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






26. The tower on a cable- stayed bridge supports a _________ portion of the deck






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






28. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






29. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...






30. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






32. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






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






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






35. Torsion is best described as...






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






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






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






39. What is the definition of stress






40. The English unit of measuring work






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






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






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






44. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






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






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






47. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






48. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






49. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






50. What are computer chips made from?