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What does SST stand for?
Super Sonic Transport
If you are flying at Mach 1, you are travelling at the speed of
sound
Mach 2 is
twice the speed of sound
In a V-8 engine, the number "8" refers to
the number of cylinders
In the metric system, grams (and kilograms) are the unit of measure for
mass
In the metric system, Newtons are the unit of measure for
force (and weight)
Techne is a Greek word meaning
art (or craft)
Prior to the invention of cheap calculators, people used __________ to make quick calculations.
slide rules
Giving up one thing in order to gain something else is called a(n) _____.
Trade-off
The smallest possible piece of binary code (a one or a zero) is a
bit
How many bits in a byte?
8
In a digital system, what is the basic unit of information storage (one of these can store one letter)?
byte
Exactly how many bytes are in a kilobyte?
1024
The prefix kilo means
thousand
The prefix mega means
million
The prefix giga means
billion
The prefix tera means
trillion
The systematic search for the source of a malfunction in order to fix it is called
troubleshooting
Size measurements, such as length and width, are called
dimensions
work divided by time equals
power
What is the standard unit of power?
Watt
What type of power uses pressurized or compressed air to accomplish work?
Pneumatic Power
What type of power uses pressurized liquid to accomplish work?
Hydraulic Power
Adding components to an electrical circuit increases the amount of __________.
resistance
An electrical circuit that has more than one path is a
parallel circuit
An electrical circuit that has only one path is a
series circuit
What kind of orbit allows a satellite to always be above a particular spot on Earth?
geostationary orbit
What kind of orbit allows a satellite to orbit the Earth one time in the same amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate one time?
geosynchronous orbit
What type of computer code is all ones and zeros?
binary code
The tiny dots of colored light that collectively form images on televisions or computer monitors are called
pixels
The web address you see at the top of your browser is also known as a URL. What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
In a web address, what does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of
bacteria
Inspecting products to ensure they meet standards and/or requirements is known as
quality control
Vertical wall supports are also known as
studs
The tallest building in the world is in what city?
Dubai
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal?
Scarlet
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
Battery
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with each other?
Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines?
Lubricating Oil
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity?
Voltage
Originally, many people thought of the car as a:
Horseless Carriage
Which instrument measures electrical current?
Ammeter
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to another?
Fillet
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today. (T/F)
False
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame?
16" on center
______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at different pressures.
Airlock
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for:
Millions of Instructions per Second
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as:
Phonemes
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the United States and Canada?
110V
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given as:
Specifications
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for?
Chief Executive Officer
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit?
Switch
Which federal organization describes its mission as "protecting the electromagnetic spectrum?"
FCC
______________ is a process used to find new ideas and develop them into successful products.
Research and Development
The __________ of a line can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by the difference in x-coordinates.
Slope
Soldering, welding, and ___________ are the three ways to join metals together.
Brazing
Who was the first person to hear a human voice transmitted by the telephone?
Thomas Watson
____________ are people who buy and use products.
Consumers
What are two ways to form metals?
Casting and Forging
What are the four types of TSA membership?
Active, Alumni, Professional, Honorary/Honorary Life
What is the refrigerant frequently used in electric cooling units?
Freon
The three main sources of oil are tar sands, oil pockets, and oil _________.
Shale
Vector processing is measured in:
Megaflops
A common use of _________ is to measure cylindrical objects.
Calipers
Who is often credited as the "founder" of nanotechnology?
Richard Feynman
What is a combination of CAD and CAM systems?
CNC
The number of _________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.
Degrees
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as:
Loess
How many officers serve on an officer team?
6
A(n) ___________ system moves people or freight from a point origin to a point of destination.
Transportation
In 1949, a Cambridge University team developed the world's first large-scale computer designed to store its own programs. What was its name?
EDVAC
A substance which speeds up the curing of a compound when added in quantity is a(n):
Accelerator
A t-square is used to draw ___________ lines.
Horizontal
Most training in industry is done:
On the job
What publication does TSA reference for Parliamentary Procedure?
Roberts Rules of Order
Which of the following drawings is used to show the location of heating, cooling, and air conditioning units with their related ductwork and piping?
HVAC Drawing
What is the weight of a force exerted on a structure by objects not part of that structure?
Dead load
Wankel engines are also known as ___________ engines.
Rotary
The three major classifications of water transportation vehicles are:
Private, commercial, and leisure
A tool that has a single steel cutting edge beveled on one or both sides and is used to trim small pieces of material from wood is a(n):
Plane
The _____________ is determined by the number of turns of wire, the current in the wire coil, the core material, and the ratio of the coil diameter to the coil length.
Strength of an electromagnet
The ASA number for camera film is the film's:
Sensitivity to light
The profit that a company makes after expenses is _________ profit.
Net
What type of map shows geographic regions by means of contour lines and symbols?
Topographic
In telephone switching equipment, a PBX is a(n):
Public Branch Exchange
550 ft-lb/sec is equal to:
1 Horsepower
What official TSA color represents "the sincerity of the technology education students and teachers in obtaining a greater knowledge of our technological world?"
Navy
A(n) ___________ is a power conditioning and supply system that affords protection against short-term power outages.
Surge Protector
In house design, a(n) ___________ is a quiet room where a person goes to study, read, write, and relax.
Den
What year was the first space shuttle launched?
1981
_______________ is the process of making a latent image on film visible.
Developing
____________ is pouring a fluid into a mold and allowing it to solidify and to take the shape of the mold.
Casting
Who is the person that recommends a possible solution in a labor dispute?
Mediator
A wide-flange steel beam is:
I type
Conduction, convection, and radiation are the three ways that ___________ can be transferred.
Heat
The manufacture and distribution of goods by society is:
Trade
A _____ is a simple, rapidly drawn design of initial ideas.
Thumbnail sketch
What is another name for a safety air cushion developed as an alternative to the seat belt for protection of passengers in a car?
Airbag
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