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Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Who ran and maintained the grain mills after the fall of Rome?

A
  • Monasteries

- Church

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2
Q

The water powered factories during the medieval industrial revolution got their technology from?

A

Roman Empire

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3
Q

The first computer bug was caused by a __________________.

A

Literally a bug.

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4
Q

Gears in the early mills were used for ________________.

A

Control Speed

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5
Q

Which new weaving technologies were discussed during this portion of the course?

A
  • Horizontal Loom
  • Spinning Wheel
  • Jacquard Loom
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6
Q

The first international center of exchange was in the ___________________ region of the country ___________during the 12th Century.

A

Champagne Province, France

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7
Q

What happened around 1300 to cause grain harvests fall short and place all of Europe in a weakened condition?

A

Little Ice Age

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8
Q

Between 1347-1350 over 30% of Europe’s population perished from the “Black Plague.” Today we know this disease was caused by __________________.

A

bacterium carried by a flee on its host

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9
Q

What’s the connection between the economic boom in the 15th century and inexpensive paper?

A

Discarded Linen

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10
Q

Why was the printing press important to future technological development?

A
  • Increased communication
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased accuracy, spelling and grammar.
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11
Q

The Jacquard loom used __________ as the program for weaving design.

A

whole punched paper

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12
Q

The 1890 USA census was completed in half the time using which new technology?

A

tabulating machine

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13
Q

The tabulator used in the USA’s 1890 census used ___________ to store data.

A

punch cards

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14
Q

The first computer, the Mark 1 used _________ to input data.

A

electromechanical switches

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15
Q

What is the value of the binary number 010110?

A

32.16.8.4.2.1
…0…1.0..1..1.0

16 + 4 + 2 = 22

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16
Q

What is the binary equivalent of 35?

A

32.16.8.4.2.1

…1…0.0..0..1.1

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17
Q

What is necessary for an animal virus to become a human pandemic?

A

Zoonotic - a disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals

18
Q

What is an Achromatic lens and how does it work?

A

A composite lens made of glass both canceling each others color aberrations.

19
Q

The acronym A.M. in time stand for?

A

ante meridiem

20
Q

What was the Looker?

A

A telescope intended for military purposes.

21
Q

We discussed three different clock mechanisms in class. What were the names of these different mechanisms?

A
  • Verge & Foliot Escapement
  • Portable Clocks: Spring driven barrel and controlled by the Fusee
  • Verge and Pendulum Escapement
22
Q

From what technology was the idea for huntsman steel (crucible steel) taken from?

A

Smelting Glass

23
Q

What was the trigger for the development of the dividing engine?

A

Sextant

24
Q

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?

A

200lbs ÷ 5 Pulleys = 40 lbs of Force

25
Q

Which country according to Burke developed the first modern assembly line?

A

England

26
Q

What was the first assembly line used to assemble?

A

Ship Blocks

27
Q

Why did the assembly line and standard interchangeable parts flourish in the USA?

A
  • Much cheap unskilled labor in USA.

- Led to great growth in jobs and exports.

28
Q

What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

A

Accuracy: Closeness to true value

Precision: Reproducibility of results

29
Q

The article titled “Taking the long way home” was about __________?

A

John Harrison’s highly precise clock designed for ships solved the longitude problem.

30
Q

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?

A
  • 30 Degrees East

- 2000 miles East

31
Q

What is the result from millions of years of anaerobic decomposition of plant material?

A

Coal

32
Q

What is the result from million of years of anaerobic decomposition of marine life?

A

Petroleum

33
Q

The byproducts of making coke from coal are coal gas, water and ________________.

A

Tar

34
Q

What product results from anaerobic decomposition of coal at high temperatures?

A

Coke

35
Q

The Newcomen Engine was a ________________?

A

Single piston that was cooled with water every cycle

36
Q

How does the pressure inside a sealed container of steam change as the sealed container is cooled, condensing the steam into water?

A

Pressure decreases

37
Q

James Watt amended Newcomen’s steam with a ______________?

A

Separate Condenser

38
Q

What was used as the ignition source for Volta’s Eudiometer?

A

Electrostatic combustion

39
Q

Nicholas Otto made the first four-stroke engine. What fuel did he use for this engine?

A

Town Gas

40
Q

What was the amendment to the four-stroke engine in 1892 which allowed it to use gasoline as the fuel?

A

Float-Type Carburetor

41
Q

What was the amendment to the four-stroke engine first used by Daimler motor company in 1900 in the first Mercedes automobile?

A

Volta’s electric spark ignition by Bosch

42
Q

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?

A

29 East - 15 West = 14 East (1000 miles difference)

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