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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Robots fit into two categories:






2. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






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






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

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5. 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






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






7. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






8. The weight of the obect being moved






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






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






11. A side effect of bending is called...






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






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






14. What was the forerunner of the robot?






15. Tension is best described as...






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






17. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






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






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






20. The force applied to a lever






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






22. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






23. 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






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






25. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






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






27. The scientific formula for work is...






28. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






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






30. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






31. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






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






34. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






35. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






36. A memory chip that has instructions burned permanently into the chip is called what?






37. What invention made possible three- dimensional pictures called holograms?






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






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






40. Torsion is best described as...






41. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






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






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






44. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






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






46. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






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






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






49. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






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







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