DRAFT - TSA Quiz Bowl 2

What are the two principle ways of cooling an internal combustion engine?

A ream of paper is equal to _______ sheets.

The orbit of a plant is  ________ in shape?

How many bits are in a byte?

The information carrying capacity of a communications channel is its:

Which of the following is considerd the hardest part to design on a portable computer?

In 1779, the first iron bridge was made in what country?

A fully dimensioned and graphic description of the layout for one level of a building is a(n):

A longitudinal section of a house runs the ____________ of the building.

Tape, staples, and thumbtacks are:

What is using a computer to control machines making an object known as?

An alternator generates ____by rotating a loop of wire between the poles of a permanent magnet.

A way of determining the relative spatial location of points on/near the surface of the earth.

The process of adding impurities to a crystal is:

What are hard substances used for rubbing off material from softer workpieces called?

At sea level, 761.5 mph is said to be:

dWhich of the folloiwn gwas one of the Co-creators of Dos, the OS for IBM and PC compatibles.

___ is the joining of 2 pieces of metal by melting a third metal into the gap bewteen 1 and 2

An alternator generates ______ by rotating a loop of wire between poles of a permanent magnet.

'Big Blue' is a nickname for what computer company?

An intrinsic condutor is also known as a(n)?

What form of carbon is used for lubrication?

A simplified picture used to represent an object in a drawing is a(n):

Whats name for two+ electrical coductors, individually insulated, found in a protective sheath.

DC and AC Stand for:

AppleTalk, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP are examples of:

A(n) _____ engine does not require a spark plug to start engine?

When in space, the ________ of an object remains the same.

In a manufacturing environment, what does CNC stand for?

____________ is an array of bits, each corresponding to one dot on the page.

A corporation's name and how it will be financed is found in the:

An equal mixture of the primary colors of light yields:

Which of the following is the most powerful internal combustion engine?

What order can the federal government use to cause striking workers to return to work?

Which of the following f-stops has the largest aperture?

A jointer will machine a surface so that it is:

A steam engine turbine is an example of a(n):

A(n) __________ is a large cargo storage area on a ship.

Electronic mail services are commonly called:

What is the central voussoir at an arch's apex that locks the arch and makes it strong?

Beam, arch, and suspension are teh three types of.

Which of the following requires technical illustrations?

P-type semiconductors have an abundance of _________ charge carriers.

What company developed the first US communications satellite, Telesar I?

The _____ is the  metal strip in a DC motor that picks up the current.

A(n) _____ is a type of porch that extends into space and often is unsupported from the ground.

What type of view shows the interior features of an object as object lines?

In the 20th century, R. Buckminiter Fuller invtented the:

On a disk, a multi-sector unit is a(n):

Which of the following is a 2 terminal device which permits current to flow only one direction?

This scientist is credited for boing the first to conceive the idea of a laser.

The first structure with steel frame was built in Chicago in 1885. What is that structure?

A(n) ______ section shows the construction to be used for the wall of a house.

A simplified picture used to represent an object is a drawing is a(n)?

What are teh number of principal views of an object?

What is the height of a wave?

Gauges are important tools for:

What refracts light and focuses it to a point?

The angle of the gblade of a propellor is called its:

What high-level programming language was developed for the US Department of Defense?

___is the technology of electronics used in aircraft communications,navigation,and flight mngmt

What type of process requires the metal to be heated until it becomes malleable?

Who is responsible for running a compnay of business?

Which of the following objects bends light?

Which of the following scientists discovered that lightning is a form of electricity?

What is the basic principle behind rocket propulsion?

What is the unit of electrical power?

Tiff is a popular cross-platform ____________ file.

If the diameter of a circle is 5.125", what is its radius?

If an airplane is going three times the speed of sound, it is going:

What does LCD stand for?

What was the first company to broadcast television signals?

A(n) _____ is an incoming frequency received by a satellite.

What type of water vehicle has "wings" to produce lift to raise its hull out of the water?

_________________ charges are at rest.

Vegetable, mineral, and oil are types of:

_____________ is sound waves traveling through a liquid to detect objects.

What is a system of two or more devices linked together for the purpose of sharing information?

What scientist developed the first long range missle, the V2?

A(n) ____ monitor can access 4 bit video when it operates at a resolutoin of 640x480 or less.

The central point of a network that ses a star topology is a(n):

What are the three freedoms of movement for an aircraft?

What is the only language a computer understands?

The orbit of planet is _________ in shape.

What are the particles of black powder in a photocopying machine?

In the following thread specifications, what is the nominal diameter? .75-10UNC-3A-LH

Barges are pushed by:

Forcing ink through an image stencil is ______ printing.

What is the unit of measurement by which electric bills are calculated?

Who were the first two people to consruct a telephone exchange?

What type of fonts does not have serifs?

What is generally used to describe an object/assembly, how it goes together, and how it is used

These are usually used to transport gases and liquids.

Barges are pushed by:

What type of process forms materials above their recrystalization point?

In 1948, the transistor was invented by:

______________________ is a device for receiving and transmitting radio waves.

What is type of the same style and size called?

What is a charged atom called?

What is a common way to prevent a beam bridge from bending?