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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






2. Inclined section that connects land to beam






3. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






5. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






6. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






7. 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?






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






9. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






10. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






12. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






14. The three types of equilibrium are:






15. What is a touchstone?






16. A pulley that makes work easier






17. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






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






19. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






20. 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






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






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






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






24. The force (push or pull) used to do work






25. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






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






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






28. Which of the following is not a robot arm movement?






29. A force that opposes motion






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






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






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






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






34. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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35. Shear is best described as...






36. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers






37. A system of pulleys that consists of one rope wound around two separate sets of pulley - each of which is free to rotate independently on the same axle






38. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






39. More than one pulley working together






40. A bit is the presence of voltage or no voltage. By what symbols is it represented?






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






42. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






43. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






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






45. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






46. Force times distance






47. Two examples of me are the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. They both have decks that hang from cables made of hundreds of steel wires - just like me






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






49. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






50. Protective barriers along the desk which keep things from falling off the bridge