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US Major Civil Engineering Test 5

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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University Major — Test 5 (Civil Engineering) University (Undergraduate Majors, USA) USA USA University Majors Curriculum
What is this test? for University Major review (University Major — Test 5 (Civil Engineering)), USA — University (Undergraduate Majors, USA) level, USA.
For University students (Undergraduate) in Test 5 (Civil Engineering) in the USA — is this your major?
Section: University Major — Test 5 (Civil Engineering) · Education: University (Undergraduate) · Part: University Major — Test 5 (Civil Engineering) · Country: USA

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Question 1
What is efficiency?
A) Useful over input
B) Waste over
C) No ratio
D) Total input
Question 2
What is concrete?
A) Steel
B) Cement mix
C) Wood
D) Glass
Question 3
What is an actuator?
A) Sensor
B) Battery
C) Moving device
D) No device
Question 4
What is CAD?
A) Hand sketch
B) No design
C) Spreadsheet
D) Design software
Question 5
What is CAM?
A) Making software
B) Design only
C) No making
D) Hand tools
Question 6
Provide the definition of a capacitor:
A) Resistor
B) Charge storer
C) Battery
D) Inductor
Question 7
Which of the following best defines a truss?
A) Solid beam
B) Cable net
C) Triangle frame
D) No frame
Question 8
Which of the following best defines a factor of safety?
A) No margin
B) Exact fit
C) Overload
D) Strength margin
Question 9
Which of the following best defines robotics?
A) Automated machines
B) Manual labor
C) No machines
D) Toys only
Question 10
Which of the following best defines a filter?
A) Amplifier
B) Selecting frequencies
C) No filter
D) Battery
Question 11
Which of the following best defines an inductor?
A) Resistor
B) Battery
C) Field storer
D) Capacitor
Question 12
Provide the definition of a column:
A) Beam
B) Cable
C) Slab
D) Vertical loader
Question 13
Provide the definition of Young's modulus:
A) Stiffness ratio
B) Strength limit
C) No ratio
D) Weight only
Question 14
Provide the definition of a heat engine:
A) Work to heat
B) Heat to work
C) No heat
D) Perpetual
Question 15
What best defines DC?
A) Alternating
B) No current
C) Direct current
D) Signal only
Question 16
Provide the definition of CAD:
A) Hand sketch
B) No design
C) Spreadsheet
D) Design software
Question 17
Provide the definition of AC:
A) Alternating current
B) Steady current
C) No current
D) Battery only
Question 18
Provide the definition of signal processing:
A) No signals
B) Analyzing signals
C) Noise only
D) One signal
Question 19
What best defines thermodynamics?
A) Motion only
B) Fluid only
C) Heat work study
D) No heat
Question 20
Provide the definition of statics:
A) Moving study
B) Fluid study
C) Heat study
D) Still-force study

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