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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the forerunner of the robot?






2. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






4. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






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






6. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






8. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






9. Energy of position






10. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






11. Protective barriers along the desk which keep things from falling off the bridge






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






13. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






14. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






15. What events made it necessary to perform periodic surveying in the Nile Valley?






16. Inclined section that connects land to beam






17. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






18. What is the definition of stress






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






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






21. The metric unit for measuring work






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






23. The generation of ideas for solutions






24. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






25. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






26. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






27. Which memory can be changed by the computer user - allowing for temporary storage of information?






28. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






29. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






30. Two of the most common ways of classifying robots are:






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






32. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






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






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






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






36. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?






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






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






39. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






40. Shear is best described as...






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






42. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






43. What was primarily responsible for the development of water wheels and windmills?






44. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






45. The development of something completely new






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






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






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






49. The planned process of change






50. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?