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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Compression is best described as...






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






3. The planned process of change






4. What was the forerunner of the robot?






5. Protective barriers along the desk which keep things from falling off the bridge






6. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






7. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






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






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






10. The turning point of a lever






11. What is the name of the sensor that detects light?






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






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






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






15. The three basic types of bridges are...






16. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






17. The dead load of a structure is






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






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






20. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






21. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






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






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






24. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






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






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






27. Robots fit into two categories:






28. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






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






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






31. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






33. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






34. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






35. The force (push or pull) used to do work






36. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






37. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






38. Shear is best described as...






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






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






41. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






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






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






45. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






46. 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






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






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






49. The development of irrigation systems and the establishment of land boundaries did not lead to which of the following?






50. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?