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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






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






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






4. Tension is best described as...






5. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






6. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






7. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






8. The process of how solutions to problems are developed is...






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






10. The safety factor is...






11. Which memory can be changed by the computer user - allowing for temporary storage of information?






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






13. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






14. Force times distance






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






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






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






18. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






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






20. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






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






22. The controller is what part of the robot?






23. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






24. More than one pulley working together






25. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






27. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






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






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






30. What are computer chips made from?






31. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






32. 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






33. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






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






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






36. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






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






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






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






40. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






41. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






43. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






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






45. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers






46. The three types of arches are...






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






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


49. 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






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