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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






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






4. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






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






6. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






7. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






8. The force applied to a lever






9. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






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






11. What was the forerunner of the robot?






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






13. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






14. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






15. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






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






18. A wheel fixed to a support with a rope that is run over the wheel to change the direction of a force applied to the rope






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






20. The scientific formula for work is...






21. What is the definition of stress






22. Tension is best described as...






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






24. Which of the following are two advantages of using robotics technology?






25. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






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






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






28. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






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






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






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






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






33. A memory chip that has instructions burned permanently into the chip is called what?






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






35. Models that function and look like the finished product but are usually hand- built






36. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






37. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






38. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






39. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






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






41. The improvement of things already invented






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






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






44. Which is not a true statement about gears?






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






46. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






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






48. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






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






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