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Principles Of Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another






2. 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






3. A method of analysis of trusses which constructs free body diagrams of each joint and determines the forces acting in that joint by considering equilibrium of the joint pin.






4. The tank that holds the fluid in a hydraulic system.






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






6. The flow of electrical power or charge.






7. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad






8. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process






9. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder - forming the path and pitch.






10. Values that possess names or labels






11. A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit






12. Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the market place.






13. States that the direct current flowing in an electric circuit is directly proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit

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14. 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.

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15. A control circuit in which the system output has no effect on the control






16. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts






17. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.






18. The structure of or the relationship of the parts in a machine - or in a construction or process comparable to a machine.






19. A measure of a fluid's thickness or resistance to flow.






20. The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current






21. Systems that do not make use of any externally powered - moving parts - such as circulation pumps - to move heated water or air.






22. A type of system that uses circulating pumps and fans to collect and distribute heat.






23. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.






24. The resultant of a system of force is the vector sum of all forces.






25. Change in length of an object in some direction per unit






26. A law that states all natural processes proceed in a preferred direction






27. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended






28. An external force applied to an object.






29. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.






30. A body subjected to a push.






31. The calculated likelihood that a given event will occur






32. Anything for which a person is legally bound or responsible






33. Changes one form of power to another






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






35. The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another






36. A physical quantity that has magnitude only.






37. A solid- state switching device.






38. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth






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






40. A support that prevents translation in any direction






41. 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.






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






43. A plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework.






44. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces






45. The turning effect of a force about a point equal to the magnitude of the force times the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action from the force.






46. Frequency distibution graph






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






48. Point at which the deformation is no longer directly proportional to the applied force. Hooke's Law no longer applies






49. The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets






50. Any device that controls - either automatically or manually - the flow of a fluid.