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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Provides problem clarification and specification






2. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






3. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






4. More than one pulley working together






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






6. Compression is best described as...






7. A bit is the presence of voltage or no voltage. By what symbols is it represented?






8. What are computer chips made from?






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






10. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






11. Shear is best described as...






12. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






13. The controller is what part of the robot?






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






15. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






16. What are I/O devices?






17. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






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






19. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






20. Work divided by time






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






22. The planned process of change






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






24. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






26. A force that opposes motion






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






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






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






30. What is the term used for the storage places in memory available to store informatoin?






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






32. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






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






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






35. The process of how solutions to problems are developed is...






36. Which of the following was not a development of Roman culture?






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






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






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






45. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers






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






47. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






48. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






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






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







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