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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






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






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






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






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






6. The scientific formula for work is...






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






8. What was the forerunner of the robot?






9. The turning point of a lever






10. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






11. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






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






13. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






14. What is a touchstone?






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






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






17. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






19. 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






20. What development about 8000 years ago led to increased time to engage in activities that involved other than basic survival needs?






21. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






22. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






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






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






26. The English unit of measuring work






27. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






28. The ability to do work






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






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






31. 550 foot- pounds per second






32. Inclined section that connects land to beam






33. The tower on a cable- stayed bridge supports a _________ portion of the deck






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






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

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36. The five types of stress are...






37. What type of arch bridge did the Romans build? (They were made from stone with the road on top of the arch)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The _______ of structural components is more important than the type of material from which they are made






46. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






47. What are computer chips made from?






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






49. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






50. Tension is best described as...