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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






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






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






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






5. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






6. The development of something completely new






7. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






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






9. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






10. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






11. The I- beam is very strong because...






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






13. 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






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






15. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






16. 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






17. What is the name of the amount of computer memory used for a computer 'word'?






18. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






20. Distance between the piers






21. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






22. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






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






24. What was the first computer - developed at the University of Pennsylvania?






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






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






27. Which is not a true statement about gears?






28. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






29. Compression is best described as...






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






31. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?






39. What is the name of the part that connects all the other parts of the computer to the CPU?






40. The turning point of a lever






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






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






43. Force times distance






44. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






45. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






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






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






48. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






49. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






50. What is a touchstone?