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Engineering Concepts and Principles: Praxis 5053

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of work in the International System of Units (SI)?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

2.

Which law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points?

a)

Pascal's Principle

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Newton's Law

d)

Hooke's Law

3.

What does a flip flop store in digital electronics?

a)

A byte

b)

A single bit

c)

A word

d)

A nibble

4.

Which of the following best describes a series circuit?

a)

Components are connected in parallel branches

b)

Components are connected end-to-end in a single path

c)

Only one component is present

d)

Components are not connected

5.

What is the formula for work?

a)

Work = mass × acceleration

b)

Work = force × distance

c)

Work = power × time

d)

Work = energy ÷ time

6.

Which term refers to the ability of a material to withstand pulling forces?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Tensile strength

d)

Torque

7.

Which device is used to measure unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit?

a)

Buck converter

b)

Wheatstone bridge

c)

PID controller

d)

Actuator

8.

Which of the following is an application of Pascal's Principle?

a)

Hydraulic lift

b)

Electric motor

c)

CNC machining

d)

Gantt chart

9.

If a project manager wants to determine the minimum time required to complete a project, which project management tool should they analyze?

a)

Gantt chart

b)

Critical path

c)

Lean manufacturing

d)

Control loop

10.

A control feedback loop is essential in which of the following systems?

a)

Open-loop systems

b)

Closed-loop systems

c)

Static systems

d)

Manual systems

11.

Which of the following best describes the function of a buck converter?

a)

Converts AC to DC

b)

Steps down DC voltage

c)

Steps up DC voltage

d)

Stores electrical energy

12.

A mechanical system requires a high mechanical advantage. Which of the following should be increased to achieve this?

a)

Input force

b)

Output force

c)

Ratio of output force to input force

d)

Rotational speed

13.

Given a control system that must maintain performance even if one component fails, which concept is most important?

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Redundancy

c)

Pulse width modulation

d)

Thermal expansion

14.

A manufacturing company wants to reduce waste and improve efficiency in its production process. Which methodology should it implement, and why?

a)

Series circuit, because it increases current

b)

Lean manufacturing, because it focuses on minimizing waste

c)

Inverse kinematics, because it optimizes movement

d)

Fault tolerance, because it prevents errors

15.

A robotic arm must position its end effector at a specific point in space. Which concept is used to calculate the required joint angles, and what is the main challenge associated with it?

a)

Inverse kinematics; multiple possible solutions and complexity

b)

Pascal's Principle; pressure distribution

c)

Gantt chart; scheduling

d)

Buck converter; voltage regulation