Intro To Engineering

Question 1

What is the origin of the word engineer?

Answer 1

Derived from the Latin words ingeniare (‘to create, generate, contrive, devise’) and ingenium (‘cleverness’)

Question 2

How is engineering history divided?

Answer 2

Into three main periods: Ancient Era, Middle Ages, Modern Era

Question 3

Name the six classic simple machines developed during the Ancient Era.

Answer 3

Wedge
Inclined plane
Wheel (and axle mechanism)
Lever mechanism
Pulley
Screw

Question 4

Which simple machines were used to build the Egyptian pyramids?

Answer 4

Inclined plane
Wedge
Lever

Question 5

What significant machines appeared during the Middle Ages?

Answer 5

Windmill
Wind pump
Cotton gin
Spinning wheel

Question 6

Who is regarded as the ‘father’ of civil engineering?

Answer 6

John Smeaton

Question 7

What major engineering advancement was associated with the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 7

Development of machinery with metal parts

Question 8

What was the first machine tool invented?

Answer 8

Boring machine by John Wilkinson

Question 9

What are the foundational experiments of electrical engineering in the 1800s?

Answer 9

Alessandro Volta
Michael Faraday
Georg Ohm

Question 10

What is the focus of chemical engineering?

Answer 10

Design products and processes

Question 11

Differentiate between aeronautical engineering and aerospace engineering.

Answer 11

Aeronautical deals with aircraft design, while aerospace includes spacecraft design

Question 12

What is a technological innovation?

Answer 12

Creation and application of new or improved technologies, tools, systems, and processes

Question 13

List some examples of recent technological innovations.

Answer 13

World Wide Web
Mobile Technology and Smartphones
Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence
3D Printing
Renewable Energy Technologies
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Internet of Things (IoT)

Question 14

What are the three main aspects of science, engineering, and technology?

Answer 14

Focus
Goal
Approach

Question 15

What is the main goal of engineering?

Answer 15

To solve practical problems using scientific principles

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The scientific method is used by scientists to _______.

Answer 16

[understand natural phenomena]

Question 17

Fill in the blank: Engineers use the _______ to build something amazing.

Answer 17

[Design Process]

Question 18

What is the first step in the engineering design process?

Answer 18

Identify the Problem

Question 19

True or False: The steam engine was invented in the 18th century.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the significance of the printing press?

Answer 20

Changed the course of human society in the 1430s

Question 21

What year was paper money first introduced?

Answer 21

1926

Question 22

In which century was the abacus developed?

Answer 22

11th century

Question 23

What year was air-conditioning invented?

Answer 23

1902

Question 24

When was television first developed?

Answer 24

Early 20th century

Question 25

What year did anesthesia become widely used?

Answer 25

1846

Question 26

In which millennium was the nail invented?

Answer 26

Second millennium B.C.

Question 27

When was the lever first used?

Answer 27

Third millennium B.C.

Question 28

What year was the assembly line introduced?

Answer 28

1913

Question 29

In which decade was the combine harvester developed?

Answer 29

1930s

Question 30

Fill in the blank: The _______ was invented in the second millennium B.C.

Answer 30

nail

Question 31

True or False: The assembly line was introduced in 1902.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

List three technological innovations from the early 20th century.

Answer 32

* Air-conditioning * Television * Anesthesia

Question 33

Fill in the blank: The _______ was first used in the third millennium B.C.

Answer 33

lever

Question 34

What is the earliest date for the invention of the abacus?

Answer 34

11th century

Question 35

True or False: Paper money was introduced before the assembly line.

Answer 35

True