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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A pulley that makes work easier






10. What is the definition of stress






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






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






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






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






15. Provides direction for the work of the designer






16. Thrust lines are the ____ lines that forces - caused by loads - follow as they are transmitted through the system to the ground






17. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






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






19. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






20. What is the name of the robot's arm?






21. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






22. What type of arch bridge did the Romans build? (They were made from stone with the road on top of the arch)






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






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






25. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






26. The safety factor is...






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






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






29. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






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






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






32. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






33. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is binary?






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






41. The _______ of structural components is more important than the type of material from which they are made






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






43. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






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






45. The weight of the obect being moved






46. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






47. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






48. The robot's column rotation axis is similar to what movement on the human body?






49. Torsion is best described as...






50. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges