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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






2. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






8. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






9. Compression is best described as...






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






11. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






12. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






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






14. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






15. More than one pulley working together






16. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






17. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






18. The difficulties we must overcome






19. What was primarily responsible for the development of water wheels and windmills?






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






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






22. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






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






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






25. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






27. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






28. The force applied to a lever






29. A side effect of bending is called...






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






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






32. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






33. The development of something completely new






34. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






35. The weight of the obect being moved






36. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






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






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






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






40. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






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






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






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






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






45. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






46. 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.






47. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






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






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






50. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...







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