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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






2. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






3. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






4. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






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






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






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






8. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






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






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






11. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






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






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






14. Foundation on which the roadway is built on top of the beam






15. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






17. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






18. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






20. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






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






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






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






25. Work divided by time






26. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






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






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






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






30. The amount of effort needed to raise a load by using a pulley system is determined by






31. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






32. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






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






34. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






35. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






36. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






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






38. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






39. What is the memory that cannot be changed by the computer operator?






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






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






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






43. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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