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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






2. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






3. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...






4. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






9. Stress can be lowered by






10. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






11. A pulley that makes work easier






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






13. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






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






16. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






17. Tension is best described as...






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






19. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






20. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






21. As late as the 1880's - bridge builders were stil improving their designs based on...






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






23. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






24. The three types of arches are...






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






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






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






28. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






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






30. The scientific formula for work is...






31. 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






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






33. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






34. In cable- stayed bridges - the cables are strung from the ______ to the deck






35. The dead load of a structure is






36. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






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






38. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






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






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






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






42. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






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






44. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






45. Ways of overcoming difficulties






46. Work divided by time






47. What are computer chips made from?






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






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






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