Test your basic knowledge |

Principles Of Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.






2. A sliding piece moved by or moving against fluid pressure which usually consists of a short cylindrical body fitting within a cylindrical chamber or vessel along which it moves back and forth.






3. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product






4. The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input - or the percentage of the work input that is converted to work output.






5. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad






6. A condition where there are no net external forces acting upon a particle or rigid body and the body remains at rest or continues at a constant velocity.






7. A resource that can be replaced when needed






8. The condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field.






9. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.






10. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity






11. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O






12. A substance that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting - raising heavy bodies - or for tightening by being driven into something.






13. Bell- shaped probability distribution






14. Individual fuel cells that are combined in series.






15. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites






16. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.






17. A statsitical measurement of variability






18. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0.






19. Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment






20. A device used to measure flow rate.






21. A machine for producing power in which a wheel or rotor is made to revolve by a fast- moving flow of water - steam - gas - or air






22. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.






23. The total pressure exerted on a system - including atmospheric pressure.






24. Any alteration of shape or dimensions of a body caused by stresses - thermal expansion or contraction - chemical or metallurgical transformations - or shrinkage and expansions due to moisture change






25. A device that responds to a physical stimulus






26. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units - each a relatively light and simple molecule






27. The elements - constituents - or substances of which something is composed or can be made; matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized






28. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.






29. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology.






30. The probability of satisfactory operation of the product in a given environment over a specified time interval.






31. Slender straight pieces of a truss connected by joints.






32. A quantity that has both a magnitude and direction.






33. A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way using visual cues to organize work.






34. An energy source that will never run out






35. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.






36. Returning to an original condition. The extraction and recovery of valuable materials from scrap or other discarded materials






37. When a material is reduced in volume by the application of pressure; the reciprocal of the bulk modulus






38. A person or group for which product or service design efforts are intended.






39. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end - especially by a computer.






40. Solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole; especially - a structural material made of pla






41. The difference between the maximum and minimum dimensions allowed within the design of a product.






42. Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard value.






43. If one object exerts a force on another object - then the second object exerts a force of equal streangth in the opposite direction on the first object.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


44. Information encoded in a digital form - which is usually stored in an assigned address of a data memory for later use by the processor.






45. The state when objects are not yet in motion






46. A body subjected to a push.






47. Conversion of an analog signal to a digital quantity such as binary.






48. A body subjected to pull.






49. A part of a design brief that challenges the designer - describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem -






50. A series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used to transmit motion and power within a sprocket system.