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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Usually - the steel rod in a pre- stressed concrete beam will put the concrete in ____. The load will have to overcome this initial force.






2. The generation of ideas for solutions






3. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






4. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






5. 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






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






7. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






8. The weight or resistance on a lever






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






10. What are computer chips made from?






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






12. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






13. The force (push or pull) used to do work






14. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






15. Which memory can be changed by the computer user - allowing for temporary storage of information?






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






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






18. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






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






20. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






21. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






22. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






23. What are I/O devices?






24. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






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






26. What is a touchstone?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






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






38. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






39. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






40. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






41. More than one pulley working together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






50. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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