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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






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






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






4. The force (push or pull) used to do work






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






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






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






8. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






9. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






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






11. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






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






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






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






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






16. A pulley that makes work easier






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






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






19. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






20. A wheel fixed to a support with a rope that is run over the wheel to change the direction of a force applied to the rope






21. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






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






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






24. The Mesopotamian number system was based on 60 and formed the basis for our measure of






25. What are computer chips made from?






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






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






28. A bit is the presence of voltage or no voltage. By what symbols is it represented?






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






30. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






31. Distance between the piers






32. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






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






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






35. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






36. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






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






38. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






39. Stress can be lowered by






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






41. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






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. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






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






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






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






47. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






48. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






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






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