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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
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1. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






2. The dead load of a structure is






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

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4. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






5. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






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






7. Work divided by time






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






9. The turning point of a lever






10. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






11. The I- beam is very strong because...






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






13. A wheel fixed to a support with a rope that is run over the wheel to change the direction of a force applied to the rope






14. The three types of equilibrium are:






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






16. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The generation of ideas for solutions






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






25. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






27. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






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






30. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






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






32. The development of something completely new






33. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






34. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






36. What are computer chips made from?






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






38. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






40. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






42. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






43. In the past it was commonly used to cross narrow distances like small streams or rivers






44. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






45. Provides direction for the work of the designer






46. The ability to do work






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






48. The safety factor is...






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






50. The English unit of measuring work