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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The I- beam is very strong because...






2. An arch will support the load equally well at...






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






4. When generating ideas for a solution to a problem - it is important to do which of the following in order to effectively and visually communicate these ideas for use in construction drawings?






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






6. The improvement of things already invented






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






8. 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






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






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






11. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






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






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






14. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






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






16. Who is considered to be the first modern engineer?






17. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






18. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






19. The three types of equilibrium are:






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






21. Force times distance






22. A pulley that makes work easier






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






24. What are I/O devices?






25. The scientific formula for work is...






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






27. The difficulties we must overcome






28. The metric unit for measuring work






29. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






30. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






31. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






32. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






33. The energy of motion






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






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






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






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






38. The development of something completely new






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






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






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






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






43. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






45. The weight of the obect being moved






46. A system of pulleys that consists of one rope wound around two separate sets of pulley - each of which is free to rotate independently on the same axle






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






48. Energy of position






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






50. Provides a structure for thinking and doing