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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






2. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






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






4. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






5. The three types of equilibrium are:






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






7. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






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






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






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






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






13. The force that has the most impact in arch bridges






14. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






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






16. The weight of the obect being moved






17. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






18. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






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






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






21. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






22. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






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






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






25. Which of the following would probably not be a tension structure?






26. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






33. The generation of ideas for solutions






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






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






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






37. What is binary?






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






39. A pulley that makes work easier






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






41. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






42. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






43. What is the definition of stress






44. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






45. Which is not a true statement about gears?






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






47. The outward thrust of an arch can be resisted by...






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






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






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