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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Which is not a true statement about gears?






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






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






4. The English unit of measuring work






5. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






6. What was the forerunner of the robot?






7. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






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






9. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






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






12. Robots fit into two categories:






13. 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






14. The energy of motion






15. What is binary?






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






17. The three types of arches are...






18. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






19. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






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






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






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






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






24. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






25. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






26. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






27. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






28. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






30. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






31. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






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






33. Machines are used to make work easier. How does a machine accomplish this?






34. Tension is best described as...






35. 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






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






37. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






38. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






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






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






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






42. Force times distance






43. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






44. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






45. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






46. Provides direction for the work of the designer






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






48. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






49. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the effort is at the other end






50. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the







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