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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






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






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






4. Compression is best described as...






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






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






7. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






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






9. 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






10. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






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






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






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






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






15. In the past it was commonly used to cross narrow distances like small streams or rivers






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






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






18. The controller is what part of the robot?






19. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






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






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






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






23. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






24. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






25. The scientific formula for work is...






26. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






27. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






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






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






30. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






31. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






32. Machines are used to make work easier. How does a machine accomplish this?






33. The weight of the obect being moved






34. Builders made the original versions of me out of wedge- shaped stones that fit snugly together. They were held in place with the pressure of the weight of the bridge






35. The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is...






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






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






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






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






40. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






41. Energy of position






42. 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






43. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






45. Strain is a measure of...






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






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






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






49. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






50. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?