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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Models that function and look like the finished product but are usually hand- built






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






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






4. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






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






6. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






7. 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






8. Ways of overcoming difficulties






9. Tension is best described as...






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. What is binary?






15. The I- beam is very strong because...






16. Work divided by time






17. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?






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






19. The weight or resistance on a lever






20. Which of the following was not a development of Roman culture?






21. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






22. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






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






25. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






26. The metric unit for measuring work






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






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






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






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






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






32. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






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






34. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






35. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






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






37. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






38. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






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






40. The truss bridge uses beams that have members that form...






41. What is the name of the sensor that detects light?






42. The weight of the obect being moved






43. What is the term used for the storage places in memory available to store informatoin?






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






45. The controller is what part of the robot?






46. The planned process of change






47. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






48. A pulley that makes work easier






49. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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