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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Work divided by time






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






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






4. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






5. Distance between the piers






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






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






8. The force applied to a lever






9. The development of something completely new






10. Provides direction for the work of the designer






11. The generation of ideas for solutions






12. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






13. Tension is best described as...






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






15. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






16. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






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






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






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






20. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






21. Compression is best described as...






22. Usually - the steel rod in a pre- stressed concrete beam will put the concrete in ____. The load will have to overcome this initial force.






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






24. The five types of stress are...






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






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






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






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






29. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






30. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






31. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






32. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






34. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






35. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






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






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






38. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






39. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






40. What events made it necessary to perform periodic surveying in the Nile Valley?






41. What are computer chips made from?






42. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






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






45. The weight or resistance on a lever






46. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






47. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






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






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






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