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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






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






3. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






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






5. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






6. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.






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






8. What is binary?






9. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






10. The weight or resistance on a lever






11. Distance between the piers






12. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






13. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






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






15. A side effect of bending is called...






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






17. Force times distance






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






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






20. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






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






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






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






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






25. A pulley that makes work easier






26. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






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






28. 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






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






30. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






31. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






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






33. Describes the limitations and requirements of the project's solution






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






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






36. Beam bridges are especially prone to failure from...






37. More than one pulley working together






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






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






40. What was the 'first great man - made trigger of change?'






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






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






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






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






45. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






46. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






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






48. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that is similar to a car's turn signal flasher?






49. What is a touchstone?






50. What factors determine the weight if a structure?