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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






2. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






3. Work divided by time






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






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






6. The development of something completely new






7. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






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






9. A pulley that makes work easier






10. What is the name of the part that connects all the other parts of the computer to the CPU?






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






12. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






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






14. Foundation on which the roadway is built on top of the beam






15. The outward thrust of an arch can be resisted by...






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






17. In cable- stayed bridges - the cables are strung from the ______ to the deck






18. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






19. Distance between the piers






20. Which of the following are two advantages of using robotics technology?






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






22. Inclined section that connects land to beam






23. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






24. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






25. Compression is best described as...






26. What are computer chips made from?






27. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






29. The safety factor is...






30. 550 foot- pounds per second






31. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






32. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






33. Which of the following was not a development of Roman culture?






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






35. The weight of the obect being moved






36. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






38. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






43. The metric unit for measuring work






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






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






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






47. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






48. Torsion is best described as...






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






50. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






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