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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A robot can be driven by any of the following except






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






3. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






5. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






6. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






7. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






8. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






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






10. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






11. The difficulties we must overcome






12. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






13. Provides direction for the work of the designer






14. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






15. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






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






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






18. What are I/O devices?






19. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






20. A force that opposes motion






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






22. What are computer chips made from?






23. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






24. Anchorages are not necessary at the ____ of the cables on a cable- stayed bridge






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






26. The English unit of measuring work






27. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






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






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






30. The three basic types of bridges are...






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






32. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






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






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






35. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






36. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






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






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






39. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






41. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






43. A system of pulleys that consists of one rope wound around two separate sets of pulley - each of which is free to rotate independently on the same axle






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






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






46. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






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






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






49. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






50. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?