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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






2. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






3. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






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






5. Compression is best described as...






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






7. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






8. Robots fit into two categories:






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






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






11. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






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






13. Work divided by time






14. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






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






16. The development of irrigation systems and the establishment of land boundaries did not lead to which of the following?






17. What is the name of the robot's arm?






18. Energy of position






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






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






21. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






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






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






24. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






25. The turning point of a lever






26. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






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






28. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






29. What events made it necessary to perform periodic surveying in the Nile Valley?






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






31. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






32. 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






33. What is the definition of stress






34. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






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






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






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






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






39. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The planned process of change






49. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






50. A pulley that makes work easier