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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






2. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






4. What was the first computer - developed at the University of Pennsylvania?






5. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






7. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






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






9. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






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






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






12. Describes the limitations and requirements of the project's solution






13. The energy of motion






14. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






15. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






16. 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?






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






18. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






19. Tension is best described as...






20. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






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






23. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






24. The ability to do work






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Torsion is best described as...






35. Shear is best described as...






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






37. Distance between the piers






38. Robots fit into two categories:






39. The amount of effort needed to raise a load by using a pulley system is determined by






40. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






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






42. 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






43. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






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






45. The weight of the obect being moved






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






47. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






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






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

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50. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?