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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. More than one pulley working together






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






3. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






4. A force that opposes motion






5. Provides problem clarification and specification






6. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






7. What are computer chips made from?






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






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






10. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






11. What invention made possible three- dimensional pictures called holograms?






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






13. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






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






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






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






17. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






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






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






20. Shear is best described as...






21. 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






22. The scientific formula for work is...






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






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






25. What kind of robot is able to be programmed to many different tasks easily?






26. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






27. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






28. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






29. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






31. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






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






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






34. Distance between the piers






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






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






37. The weight or resistance on a lever






38. 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?






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






40. The weight of the obect being moved






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






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






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






44. The improvement of things already invented






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






46. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






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






48. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






49. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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