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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The generation of ideas for solutions






2. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






3. The ability to do work






4. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






5. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






6. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






7. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






8. Two of the most common ways of classifying robots are:






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






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






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






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






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






14. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






15. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






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






17. The weight or resistance on a lever






18. The five types of stress are...






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






20. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






21. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






22. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






23. The English unit of measuring work






24. In which two temperature measurement scales is absolute zero at zero degrees/






25. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






26. Which of the following would probably not be a tension structure?






27. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






28. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






29. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






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






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






32. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






33. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






34. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






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

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36. The three types of equilibrium are:






37. The dead load of a structure is






38. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






39. What caused the 1965 power failure in the Northeastern United States?






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






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






42. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






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






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






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






46. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






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






48. The outward thrust of an arch can be resisted by...






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






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






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