ECE
This gate inverts the input
Not Gate
What is the lowest ME class that WPI offers?
ME1800
what does this code output?
for(int i = 1; i <4; i++){
print(i);
}
1, 2, 3
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
An object’s velocity will remain constant unless the object is acted upon by an outside force
What is Newton’s Third Law
This 2-bit gate has an output of "1" ONLY when both signals are "0"
NOR gate
True/False- A mill grinds materials into smaller pieces?
True
name a high level coding language?
Python / Javascript / C++ / C#
What does Mach 1 mean?
The speed of sound (343 m/s)
This famous physicist was the first woman to win a Nobel prize, the first person to win the Nobel prize twice, and is the one of the only people to win the Nobel prize in two different fields
Who is Marie Curie
What law says voltage equals current times resistance
Ohm's Law
How many branches of mechanical engineering are there?
7 (seven)
Who cracked the code for the enigma machine in World War II?
Alan Turning
Who was the first woman to go to space?
Valentina Tereshkova
This experiment demonstrates one of the most unique qualities of light particles (or photons)
What is The Double Slit Experiment? (Particularly the Single-Photon Double Slit Expt)
This Serbian-American is the electrical engineer who is best remembered for their work on alternating current and the power grid
Nikola Tesla
Who is a famous female engineer that worked on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York? A. Martha Coston; B. Hedy Lamarr; C. Emily Roebling
C. Emily Roebling
What library does the printf() function exist in? (language: C)
#include <stdio.h>
What caused the Challenger shuttle to explode?
O-ring failure due to low temperature, causing the seals to break and the gas propellants to mix
The principle that we can’t precisely know the location and the velocity of an electron at the same time
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
This company develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other high-technology services and products
Cisco Systems
What is the strongest metal? a. Tungsten; b. Steel \; c. Mercury
a. Tungsten
A five step process that summarizes how computers run.
What is the Fetch/Execute cycle
What type of plane was used to transport the Space Shuttle?
Boeing 747
This person discovered the connection between Period and Luminosity with starts
Who is Henrietta Leavitt