Quiz 2 Flashcards
Who ran and maintained the grain mills after the fall of Rome?
- Monasteries
- Church
The water powered factories during the medieval industrial revolution got their technology from?
Roman Empire
The first computer bug was caused by a __________________.
Literally a bug.
Gears in the early mills were used for ________________.
Control Speed
Which new weaving technologies were discussed during this portion of the course?
- Horizontal Loom
- Spinning Wheel
- Jacquard Loom
The first international center of exchange was in the ___________________ region of the country ___________during the 12th Century.
Champagne Province, France
What happened around 1300 to cause grain harvests fall short and place all of Europe in a weakened condition?
Little Ice Age
Between 1347-1350 over 30% of Europe’s population perished from the “Black Plague.” Today we know this disease was caused by __________________.
bacterium carried by a flee on its host
What’s the connection between the economic boom in the 15th century and inexpensive paper?
Discarded Linen
Why was the printing press important to future technological development?
- Increased communication
- Increased literacy
- Increased accuracy, spelling and grammar.
The Jacquard loom used __________ as the program for weaving design.
whole punched paper
The 1890 USA census was completed in half the time using which new technology?
tabulating machine
The tabulator used in the USA’s 1890 census used ___________ to store data.
punch cards
The first computer, the Mark 1 used _________ to input data.
electromechanical switches
What is the value of the binary number 010110?
32.16.8.4.2.1
…0…1.0..1..1.0
16 + 4 + 2 = 22
What is the binary equivalent of 35?
32.16.8.4.2.1
…1…0.0..0..1.1
What is necessary for an animal virus to become a human pandemic?
Zoonotic - a disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals
What is an Achromatic lens and how does it work?
A composite lens made of glass both canceling each others color aberrations.
The acronym A.M. in time stand for?
ante meridiem
What was the Looker?
A telescope intended for military purposes.
We discussed three different clock mechanisms in class. What were the names of these different mechanisms?
- Verge & Foliot Escapement
- Portable Clocks: Spring driven barrel and controlled by the Fusee
- Verge and Pendulum Escapement
From what technology was the idea for huntsman steel (crucible steel) taken from?
Smelting Glass
What was the trigger for the development of the dividing engine?
Sextant
If one is lifting a 200 lbs.sack of flour using a combination of 5 pulleys, then how much force will it take to lift it?
200lbs ÷ 5 Pulleys = 40 lbs of Force
Which country according to Burke developed the first modern assembly line?
England
What was the first assembly line used to assemble?
Ship Blocks
Why did the assembly line and standard interchangeable parts flourish in the USA?
- Much cheap unskilled labor in USA.
- Led to great growth in jobs and exports.
What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
Accuracy: Closeness to true value
Precision: Reproducibility of results
The article titled “Taking the long way home” was about __________?
John Harrison’s highly precise clock designed for ships solved the longitude problem.
While on your sailing ship at exactly high noon, your chronometer says it’s exactly 10:00 AM. What is the longitude difference and approximate distance between you and homeport?
- 30 Degrees East
- 2000 miles East
What is the result from millions of years of anaerobic decomposition of plant material?
Coal
What is the result from million of years of anaerobic decomposition of marine life?
Petroleum
The byproducts of making coke from coal are coal gas, water and ________________.
Tar
What product results from anaerobic decomposition of coal at high temperatures?
Coke
The Newcomen Engine was a ________________?
Single piston that was cooled with water every cycle
How does the pressure inside a sealed container of steam change as the sealed container is cooled, condensing the steam into water?
Pressure decreases
James Watt amended Newcomen’s steam with a ______________?
Separate Condenser
What was used as the ignition source for Volta’s Eudiometer?
Electrostatic combustion
Nicholas Otto made the first four-stroke engine. What fuel did he use for this engine?
Town Gas
What was the amendment to the four-stroke engine in 1892 which allowed it to use gasoline as the fuel?
Float-Type Carburetor
What was the amendment to the four-stroke engine first used by Daimler motor company in 1900 in the first Mercedes automobile?
Volta’s electric spark ignition by Bosch
You set sail from Istanbul 41 N, 29 E and after several day sailing you embark upon a port on the West Coast of Italy. Your sextant tells your new latitude is 40 N while you chronometer at noon local time is saying its 1PM in Istanbul. What is your new longitude?
29 East - 15 West = 14 East (1000 miles difference)
