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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Robots are often used in factories instead of people because they






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






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






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






5. The controller is what part of the robot?






6. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






7. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






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






9. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






10. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






11. The turning point of a lever






12. What was the forerunner of the robot?






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






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






15. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






16. 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






17. The scientific formula for work is...






18. 550 foot- pounds per second






19. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






27. Provides problem clarification and specification






28. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The tower on a cable- stayed bridge supports a _________ portion of the deck






36. The three types of arches are...






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






38. A pulley that makes work easier






39. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






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






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






43. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






44. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






45. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






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






47. The three basic types of bridges are...






48. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






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






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