Quiz 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

• Monasteries

- Church

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Roman Empire

Question 3

The first computer bug was caused by a __________________.

Answer 3

Literally a bug.

Question 4

Gears in the early mills were used for ________________.

Answer 4

Control Speed

Question 5

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

Answer 5

• Horizontal Loom
• Spinning Wheel
• Jacquard Loom

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Champagne Province, France

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Little Ice Age

Question 8

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

Answer 8

bacterium carried by a flee on its host

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Discarded Linen

Question 10

Why was the printing press important to future technological development?

Answer 10

• Increased communication
• Increased literacy
• Increased accuracy, spelling and grammar.

Question 11

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

Answer 11

whole punched paper

Question 12

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

Answer 12

tabulating machine

Question 13

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

Answer 13

punch cards

Question 14

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

Answer 14

electromechanical switches

Question 15

What is the value of the binary number 010110?

Answer 15

32.16.8.4.2.1
…0…1.0..1..1.0

16 + 4 + 2 = 22

Question 16

What is the binary equivalent of 35?

Answer 16

32.16.8.4.2.1

…1…0.0..0..1.1

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What is an Achromatic lens and how does it work?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

The acronym A.M. in time stand for?

Answer 19

ante meridiem

Question 20

What was the Looker?

Answer 20

A telescope intended for military purposes.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Smelting Glass

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Sextant

Question 24

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?

Answer 24

200lbs ÷ 5 Pulleys = 40 lbs of Force

Question 25

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

Answer 25

England

Question 26

What was the first assembly line used to assemble?

Answer 26

Ship Blocks

Question 27

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

Answer 27

• Much cheap unskilled labor in USA.

- Led to great growth in jobs and exports.

Question 28

What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Answer 28

Accuracy: Closeness to true value

Precision: Reproducibility of results

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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?

Answer 30

• 30 Degrees East

- 2000 miles East

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Coal

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Petroleum

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Tar

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Coke

Question 35

The Newcomen Engine was a ________________?

Answer 35

Single piston that was cooled with water every cycle

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Pressure decreases

Question 37

James Watt amended Newcomen’s steam with a ______________?

Answer 37

Separate Condenser

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Electrostatic combustion

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Town Gas

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Float-Type Carburetor

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Volta’s electric spark ignition by Bosch

Question 42

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?

Answer 42

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