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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






2. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






3. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






4. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






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






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






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






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






9. The I- beam is very strong because...






10. What is the definition of stress






11. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






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






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






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






15. An arch will support the load equally well at...






16. 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






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






18. What are computer chips made from?






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






20. The development of something completely new






21. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






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






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






24. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






29. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






30. In the past it was commonly used to cross narrow distances like small streams or rivers






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The metric unit for measuring work






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






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






38. The three types of arches are...






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






40. The dead load of a structure is






41. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






42. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






43. A machine in which a lever rotates around a fixed point






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






45. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






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






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






48. What was the forerunner of the robot?






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






50. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be