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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...






2. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






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






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






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






6. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






7. More than one pulley working together






8. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






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






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






11. Machines are used to make work easier. How does a machine accomplish this?






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






13. What is the name of the sensor that detects light?






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






15. The three types of arches are...






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






17. The planned process of change






18. Tension is best described as...






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






20. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






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






22. The five types of stress are...






23. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






24. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






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






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






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






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






29. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






31. The robot's column rotation axis is similar to what movement on the human body?






32. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






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






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






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






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






37. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






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






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






40. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






41. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






42. What is a touchstone?






43. What are computer chips made from?






44. The difficulties we must overcome






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






46. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






47. The scientific formula for work is...






48. What type of arch bridge did the Romans build? (They were made from stone with the road on top of the arch)






49. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






50. The improvement of things already invented







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