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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the memory that cannot be changed by the computer operator?






2. The difficulties we must overcome






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






4. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






5. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






6. Thrust lines are the ____ lines that forces - caused by loads - follow as they are transmitted through the system to the ground






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






8. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






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






10. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?






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






12. What are I/O devices?






13. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






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






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






17. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






18. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






19. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






20. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






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






23. A force that opposes motion






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






25. The turning point of a lever






26. The ability to do work






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






28. Strain is a measure of...






29. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






30. The metric unit for measuring work






31. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






32. Beam bridges are especially prone to failure from...






33. Compression is best described as...






34. Energy of position






35. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






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






37. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






38. The energy of motion






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






40. 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






41. What is the name of the amount of computer memory used for a computer 'word'?






42. The five types of stress are...






43. Which is not a true statement about gears?






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






45. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






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






47. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






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






49. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






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