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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






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






3. The three types of arches are...






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






5. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges






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






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






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






9. The force applied to a lever






10. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






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






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






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






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






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






16. What is a touchstone?






17. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






18. 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






19. More than one pulley working together






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






21. Stress can be lowered by






22. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






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






24. The turning point of a lever






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






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






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






28. The deck of a suspension bridge is ____ from the cables






29. The weight or resistance on a lever






30. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






36. Inclined section that connects land to beam






37. An arch will support the load equally well at...






38. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






39. Ways of overcoming difficulties






40. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






41. Who is considered to be the first modern engineer?






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






43. The Mesopotamian number system was based on 60 and formed the basis for our measure of






44. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






45. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






46. The ability to do work






47. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






48. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






49. The safety factor is...






50. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same