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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system causing permanent damage to its usefulness
Induction
Destructive Testing
Bayes' Therom
Moment
2. Conversion of an analog signal to a digital quantity such as binary.
Method of Joints
Resisitance
Analog to Digital
Fluid Power
3. The structure of or the relationship of the parts in a machine - or in a construction or process comparable to a machine.
Line of Best Fit
Mechanism
Heat
Digital to Analog
4. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Induction
Boyle's Law
Efficiency
Sketch
5. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it
Design Process
Closed Loop System
Normally Open
Efficiency
6. Used to control which path fluid takes in a circuit.
Alternative Energy
Fluid Power
Atmospheric Pressure
Directional-Control Valve
7. Amount of difference between a value and the mean.
Deviation
Reliability
Chain
Power
8. A switch that can provide variable motion control
Potentiometer
Power
Wedge
Resultant Force
9. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Liability
Decision Matrix
Axial Stress
Bar Chart
10. Used to transport fluid in a circuit
Efficiency
Tolerance
Transmission Lines
Physical Properties
11. The probability that a component part - equipment - or system will satisfactorily perform its intended function under given circumstances - such as environmental conditions - limitations as to operating time - and frequency and thoroughness of mainte
Reliability
R- value
Efficiency
Biomass
12. A support that prevents translation in any direction
Hooke's Law
Simple Machine
Composite
Pinned Support
13. The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
Compression
Variance
Purpose
Statically Indeterminate
14. 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
Turbine
Joint
Resisitance
Gear
15. A type of lever that is a wheel with a groove in its rim - which is used to change the direction or multiply a force exerted by a rope or cable.
Pulley
Deformation
Sketch
Wedge
16. A device used to convert fluid power into mechanical power in the form of linear motion.
Cylinder
Process Control
Standard Deviation
Charles' Law
17. Change in length of an object in some direction per unit
Strain
Analog Signal
Pressure Regulator
Resistance Force
18. Operational techniques necessary to satisfy all quality requirements; includes process monitoring and the elimination of root causes of unsatisfactory product or service quality performance
Quality Control
Outcome
Potentiometer
Transistor
19. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Qualitative Data
Ampere
Electrical Energy
Volt
20. To make into a product suitable for use; to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery; to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor
Photocell
Manufacturing
Fixed Support
Compressor
21. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Digital to Analog
Belt
Toughness
Design Brief
22. A broad ridge or pair of ridges projecting at a right angle from the edge of a structural shape in order to strengthen or stiffen it.
Parallel Circuit
Normal Distribution
Flange
Cylinder
23. Categorical data graph percentage
Power
Flow Velocity
Pie Chart
Bayes' Therom
24. Absolute temperature scale
Kelvin
Free Body Diagram
Boyle's Law
Cylinder
25. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Fluid Power
Potentiometer
Pitch
Team
26. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Magnitude
Technical Communication
Open - ended
Synthetic
27. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Fatigue
Interface
Atmospheric Pressure
Voltage
28. Listing of a data values along with their corresoponding frequencies.
Compression Force
Data Variation
Fixed Support
Frequency Distribution
29. A part of a design brief that challenges the designer - describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem -
Deviation
Inexhaustible Energy
Design Statement
Rotor
30. Arithmetic average
Mean
Event
Thermodynamic System
Turbine
31. 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
Subroutine
ABET
Parallel Circuit
Flow Rate
32. A device that holds the compressed air in a pneumatic system.
Gay-Lussac's Law
Resistance Force
Normally Open
Receiver Tank
33. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder
Finishing
Entropy
Radiation
Lever
34. A rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum.
Fluid Power
Fossil Fuel
Efficiency
Lever
35. The collection and analysis of numerical data in large quantities
Polarity
Hooke's Law
Statistics
Mechanical Properties
36. 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.
Method of Joints
Constraint
Screw
Electromagnet
37. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
Analog Signal
Electrolysis...
Induction
Microprocessor
38. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad
Heat
Open - ended
Belt
Pie Chart
39. 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
Metal
Material
Cylinder
Electromagnetic Induction
40. A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.
Cable
Torque
Event
Centroid
41. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.
Ampere
Single-Acting Cylinder
Direction
Electromagnet
42. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Generator
Gay-Lussac's Law
Distance
Work
43. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Symbolized as O
Newton's Third Law
Finishing
Speed
Ohm
44. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Nonrenewable Energy
Concurrent Force Systems
Distance
45. Sometimes referred to as tensile strength; determined by measuring the maximum load a material specimen can carry when in the shape of a rectangular bar or cylindrical can
Variance
Planar Truss
Product Development Lifecycle
Subroutine
46. The ratio of actual strength to required strength
Factor of Safety
Heat
Product Life Cycle
Probability
47. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system without impairing its future usefulness
Quality Assurance
Nondestructive Testing
Efficiency
Volt
48. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Compression
Raw Material
Displacement
Normally Open
49. A set of all possible outcomes or events in an experiment that cannot be further broken down.
Sample Space
Destructive Testing
Lever
Volume
50. The result of an experiment
Free Fall
Static Equilibrium
Probability
Outcome