Science
Technology
Engineering
Math/Misc
TSA
100

An electrical circuit with only one path is called a....

series circuit

100

A computer error is most often a ____ error.

human

100

Giving up on one thing to in order to gain something else is called ______.

tradeoff

100

In the metric system, Newtons are a unit of measure for what?

force (or weight)

100

What is the TSA's motto?

Learning to lead in a technical world.

200

What value is measured in ohms?

resistance

200

What code is used to encode webpages?

HTML

200

When an engineer struggles to identify a problem, they might resort to what?

troubleshooting

200

Before the invention of calculators, people used this invention to perform quick calculations.

slide rule

200

National TSA is headquartered in _____.

Reston, Virginia

300

Conduction, convection and radiation are three ways ____ can be transferred.

heat

300

The ____ phase of the software development life cycle is the process of finding bugs or defects in the software.

Testing

300

The gear is based on what simple machine?

the wheel

300

Techne is a Greek word meaning....

art (or craft)

300

Any school unit chartered by a state association of TSA consisting of individual TSA members and at least one advisor is called this.

TSA Chapter

400

When a satellite does not seem to move, it is said to be in a ______ orbit.

geosynchronous

400

Who invented the first computer?

Charles Babbage

400

The engineering design process always starts with what?

Identify the problem

400

What type of power uses pressurized or compressed air to accomplish work?

Pneumatic Power

400

TSA, originally called the AIASA, was charted in what year?

1978

500

What is Newton's first law of motion?

An object stays in motion and an object remains at rest unless acted upon by an opposing force.

500

Describe the difference between encoding and decoding.

Encoding: converting characters into data

Decoding: converting data into characters

500

Software developers have a variety of testing methods to ensure that their code works correctly. Explain what regression testing is.

Testing a new version of software against its older version to test for potential errors.

500

What is ASCII?

An acronym for the code representing characters on computer keyboards by assigning numeric values. Example: A = 65

500

TSA's original name was the AIASA. What did it stand for?

American Industrial Arts Student Assosiation

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