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Introduction To Engineering

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






2. The difficulties we must overcome






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






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






5. The tower on a cable- stayed bridge supports a _________ portion of the deck






6. What is binary?






7. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






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






10. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






11. Robots fit into two categories:






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






13. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






14. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






15. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






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






17. The dead load of a structure is






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






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






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






21. The planned process of change






22. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






23. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






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






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






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






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






28. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






29. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






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






32. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






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






34. Work divided by time






35. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






36. 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






37. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






38. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






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






40. Provides problem clarification and specification






41. The metric unit for measuring work






42. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






43. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






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






45. The truss bridge uses beams that have members that form...






46. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






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






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






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






50. What are I/O devices?