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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






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






3. Robots fit into two categories:






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






5. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






6. The deck of a suspension bridge is ____ from the cables






7. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






8. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






9. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






10. What are computer chips made from?






11. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






12. What is binary?






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






14. The energy of motion






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






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






17. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






18. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






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






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






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






22. A force that opposes motion






23. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






24. A system of pulleys that consists of one rope wound around two separate sets of pulley - each of which is free to rotate independently on the same axle






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






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






27. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






28. Which is not a true statement about gears?






29. The scientific formula for work is...






30. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






31. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






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






33. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






35. When generating ideas for a solution to a problem - it is important to do which of the following in order to effectively and visually communicate these ideas for use in construction drawings?






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






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






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






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






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






41. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






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






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






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






45. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






46. 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






47. In which two temperature measurement scales is absolute zero at zero degrees/






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






49. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






50. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...







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