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Principles Of Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder - forming the path and pitch.






2. A strong rope - usually made of metal - designed to have great tensile strength and to be used in structures.






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






4. The use of quality control techniques associated with a process.






5. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body






6. Test methods used to examine an object - material - or system without impairing its future usefulness






7. Frequency distibution graph






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






9. The loss of the load- bearing ability of a material under repeated load application - as opposed to a single load






10. Categorical data graph percentage






11. A switch that can provide variable motion control






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






13. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance






14. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.






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






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






17. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.






18. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid






19. A subordinate routine; specifically - a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly.






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






21. The rotating member of an electrical machine






22. 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






23. 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.






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






25. The information produced by a computer






26. A support that only prevents a beam from translating in one direction.






27. Two different sized circular objects that are attached together and turn as one.






28. A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles - for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.






29. 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.






30. A device that responds to a physical stimulus






31. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.






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






33. The stress required to fracture a material whether by compression - tension - or shear






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






35. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder






36. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external forces acting upon it.






37. A cylinder that can act under pressure in both directions (extend and retract) to move a load.






38. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.






39. A body subjected to a push.






40. The flow of electrical power or charge.






41. Properties other than mechanical properties that pertain to the physics of a material and can usually be measured without the application of force






42. A physical quantity that has magnitude only.






43. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.






44. A set of all possible outcomes or events in an experiment that cannot be further broken down.






45. A continuous band of tough flexible material used to transmit motion and power within a pulley system.






46. 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.






47. The net transfer of electric charge (electron movement along a path) per unit of time.






48. An electromagnetically operated switching device.






49. A support that prevents translation in any direction






50. 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.