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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The word 'ROBOT' was chosen because of what quality?






2. The deck of a suspension bridge is ____ from the cables






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






4. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






5. A robot can be driven by any of the following except






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






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






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






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






10. What is binary?






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






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






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






14. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






15. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






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






17. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






18. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






19. 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






20. The development of irrigation systems and the establishment of land boundaries did not lead to which of the following?






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






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






23. 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






24. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






25. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






27. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






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






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






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






31. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






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






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






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






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






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






37. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






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






39. Provides direction for the work of the designer






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






41. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






42. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






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






44. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






45. 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?






46. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






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






49. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






50. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...