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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






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






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






4. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






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






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






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






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






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






10. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






11. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






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






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






14. Which memory can be changed by the computer user - allowing for temporary storage of information?






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






16. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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17. Shear is best described as...






18. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






19. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






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






21. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






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






23. Distance between the piers






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






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






26. Two of the most common ways of classifying robots are:






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






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






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






30. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






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






33. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






34. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






36. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






37. The force applied to a lever






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






39. Compression is best described as...






40. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






41. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






42. The weight of the obect being moved






43. Work divided by time






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






45. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






46. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






47. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






48. Robots are often used in factories instead of people because they






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






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






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