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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






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






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






4. The planned process of change






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






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






7. A robot can be driven by any of the following except






8. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






9. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






10. Inclined section that connects land to beam






11. What caused the 1965 power failure in the Northeastern United States?






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Energy of position






19. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






20. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






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






22. The scientific formula for work is...






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






24. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






25. Thrust lines are the ____ lines that forces - caused by loads - follow as they are transmitted through the system to the ground






26. 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






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






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






29. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






30. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






31. If you generate alternative solutions and begin to build your best solution - but you have problems building your design - what should you do?






32. The metric unit for measuring work






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






40. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






41. A force that opposes motion






42. Work divided by time






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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