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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ways of overcoming difficulties






2. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






3. The English unit of measuring work






4. 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






5. 550 foot- pounds per second






6. Shear is best described as...






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






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






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






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






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






12. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






13. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






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






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






16. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






17. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






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






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






20. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






21. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






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






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






25. The I- beam is very strong because...






26. 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






27. The ability to do work






28. Materials change shape as they expand and contract with...






29. The difficulties we must overcome






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






31. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...






32. The turning point of a lever






33. The energy of motion






34. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






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






36. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






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






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






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






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






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






42. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






43. Force times distance






44. Strain is a measure of...






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






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






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






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






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






50. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers