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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






2. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






3. The turning point of a lever






4. The controller is what part of the robot?






5. Usually - the steel rod in a pre- stressed concrete beam will put the concrete in ____. The load will have to overcome this initial force.






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






7. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






8. The weight of the obect being moved






9. As late as the 1880's - bridge builders were stil improving their designs based on...






10. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






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






12. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






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






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






15. Distance between the piers






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






17. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






18. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






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






26. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






27. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






28. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






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






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






31. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






33. Work divided by time






34. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






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






36. The energy of motion






37. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






38. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






39. What are computer chips made from?






40. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






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






42. Tension is best described as...






43. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






44. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






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






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






47. Inclined section that connects land to beam






48. What was the first computer - developed at the University of Pennsylvania?






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






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