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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






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






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






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






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






6. In the past it was commonly used to cross narrow distances like small streams or rivers






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






8. What are computer chips made from?






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






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






11. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






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






13. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






14. Provides direction for the work of the designer






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






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






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






18. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






19. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






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






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






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






23. 550 foot- pounds per second






24. What is the definition of stress






25. The energy of motion






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






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






28. Builders made the original versions of me out of wedge- shaped stones that fit snugly together. They were held in place with the pressure of the weight of the bridge






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






37. Shear is best described as...






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






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






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






41. Tension is best described as...






42. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






43. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges






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






45. What is the name of the robot's arm?






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






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






48. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






49. What is binary?






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







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