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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The improvement of things already invented






2. What is binary?






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






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






5. Torsion is best described as...






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






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






8. If you generate alternative solutions and begin to build your best solution - but you have problems building your design - what should you do?






9. The generation of ideas for solutions






10. The outward thrust of an arch can be resisted by...






11. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






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






13. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






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






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






16. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






17. The force applied to a lever






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






19. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






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






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






22. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






23. What are computer chips made from?






24. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






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






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






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






28. A pulley that makes work easier






29. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






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






31. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






32. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






33. More than one pulley working together






34. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






35. Tension is best described as...






36. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






37. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






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






39. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






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






41. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that is similar to a car's turn signal flasher?






42. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






43. A wheel fixed to a support with a rope that is run over the wheel to change the direction of a force applied to the rope






44. When generating ideas for a solution to a problem - it is important to do which of the following in order to effectively and visually communicate these ideas for use in construction drawings?






45. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






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






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






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






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






50. When a machine multiplies the effort being used