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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A solid- state switching device.
Transistor
Accuracy
Composite
Assembly
2. The transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance; it can take place only in fluids
Convection
Kelvin
Fuel Cell Stack
Pneumatics
3. A control circuit in which the system output has no effect on the control
Histogram
Pie Chart
Distance
Opeen Loop System
4. A surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something at right angles to the axis.
Cross -Sectional Area
Energy Conservation
Distance
Ultimate Stress
5. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Frequency Distribution
Decision Making
Temperature
Lever
6. A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client's or target consumer's problem - need - or want.
Problem Statement
Pitch
Temperature
Actual Mechanical Advantage
7. A group technique for solving problems - generating ideas - stimulating creative thinking - etc. - by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Inclined Plane
Brainstorming
Flow Velocity
Voltage
8. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0.
Voltage
Histogram
Efficiency
Digital Signal
9. A quantity that has both a magnitude and direction.
Distance
Vector Quanitity
Qualitative Data
Median
10. The unit of potential difference symbolized as V
Flow-Control Valve
Volt
Filter
Hydraulics
11. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
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12. Graphical representation of a material's mechanical properties
Biomass
Potential Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics
Stress -Strain Curve
13. A systematic problem- solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem
Normal Distribution
Potential Energy
Design Process
Gay-Lussac's Law
14. 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
Free Body Diagram
Ultimate Stress
Newton's Third Law
Efficiency
15. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.
Hydraulics
Manufacturing
Opeen Loop System
Simple Truss
16. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Analog Signal
Biomass
Data Variation
Synthetic
17. A form of energy that travels through space as waves.
Electromagnetic Energy
Event
Free Body Diagram
Outcome
18. The information produced by a computer
Structure
Median
Statically Indeterminate
Output
19. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.
Standard Deviation
Closed Loop System
Inclined Plane
Passive Solar Energy Collection
20. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Liability
Digital to Analog
Gear
Pneumatics
21. A law that states that the internal energy in a system remains constant and the change in thermal energy of a system is equal to the work done on the system.
Series Circuit
Wedge
Resilience
First Law of Thermodynamics
22. A subordinate routine; specifically - a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly.
Failure Point
Bar Chart
Subroutine
Joint
23. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Pump
Absolute Pressure
Sprocket
Sketch
24. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Efficiency
Torque
Biomass
Modulus of Elasticity
25. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Decision Making
Solenoid
Sample Space
Electricity
26. Operational techniques necessary to satisfy all quality requirements; includes process monitoring and the elimination of root causes of unsatisfactory product or service quality performance
Current
Quality Control
Polymers
Kinetic Energy
27. A law that states all natural processes proceed in a preferred direction
Geothermal Energy
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Resistance
Roller Support
28. A switch that can provide variable motion control
Wedge
Static Equilibrium
Potentiometer
Physical Properties
29. 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.
Atmospheric Pressure
Nondestructive Testing
Method of Joints
Scalar
30. Bell- shaped probability distribution
Normal Distribution
Gear
Fluid Power
Synthetic
31. 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
Simple Truss
Median
Compressor
32. The geometric center of an area.
Centroid
Entropy
Reed Switch
Accuracy
33. Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions
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34. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.
Induction
Failure Point
Tolerance
Process Control
35. Used to start and stop flow in a circuit
Thermodynamic System
Manufacturing
Flow-Control Valve
Velocity
36. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Compression Force
Vector Quanitity
Microprocessor
Fixed Support
37. Ratio of distance traveled by the applied effort and resistance force within a system.
Pressure
Algorithm
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Screw
38. 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.
Volume
Opeen Loop System
Liability
Pulley
39. A type of pressure control valve that limits the maximum pressure in a hydraulic or pneumatic circuit.
Pressure Releif Valve
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Nondestructive Testing
Analog to Digital
40. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces
Gravitational Energy
Resistance Force
Compression Force
Solid Modeling
41. A support that only prevents a beam from translating in one direction.
Roller Support
Data
Rupture Strength
Feedback
42. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels
Pressure
Boyle's Law
Analog Signal
Ohm
43. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.
Compressor
Qualitative Data
Free Body Diagram
Statistics
44. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.
Planar Truss
Pump
Digital Signal
Fulcrum
45. Measure of data scatter
Data Variation
Voltage
Sense
Destructive Testing
46. 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.
Designer
Reed Switch
Electromagnet
Design Modification
47. Any device that controls - either automatically or manually - the flow of a fluid.
Magnitude
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Flow Meter
Valve
48. 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.
Turbine
Induction
Lever
Alternative Energy
49. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Magnitude
Team
Solenoid
Elastic Limit
50. A resource that cannot be replaced once used
Volume
Strain
Electromagnetic Induction
Nonrenewable Energy