C.L. Notes 75-100 Flashcards
What is a nanosecond?
How long is a nanosecond?
A term often referred to as a very short time
A billionth of a second
What is nano technology?
What is it a branch of?
The production of devices at an atomic scale
Technology
What are neutral networks?
Developed to what?
A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain.
To deal with problems like pattern recognition that the brain does well
What is offshore drilling?
Normally in water how many feet deep ?
The operations of oil wells
Hundreds
What is perpetual motion?
A machine that could run forever
What is a radar?
What is it used for?
Radio Detection And Ranging
Finding the position and velocity of an object
What is radioactive waste?
What kinds are their?
Radioactive materials that may be left after a lab process
High level and low level
What is software?
Opposed to what?
The programs and instructions that run a computer
Actual machinery and devices
What is the spirit of St. Louis?
Where is it on display?
A specially designed airplane that Charles Lindbergh flew.
The smithsonian institute
What were sputniks?
When were they launched?
A series of soviet satellites
1957
What does SST stand for?
What is an example of SST?
Super Sonic Transport
The concorde
What is stealth technology?
What is the term now referred to as?
The use of specialized materials.
Something that remains hidden or unknown
Who were the wright bros.?
What did they achieve?
American mechanics and inventors.
The first sustained airplane flight.
What is the Achilles’ tendon?
Who was Achilles?
Tendon connecting the heel bone with the calf muscle
A greek mythological hero who could only be wounded in the heel
What is acupuncture?
Where did it originate?
A technique for curing disease and relieving stress
China
