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Topic 1: 10. This man originated the concept of a programmable computer. Charles Babbage. Topic 1: 20. A terabyte is how many bytes? 1TB = 1012 bytes. Topic 1: 30. In a traditional first program many people learn, this two word phrase is output on a display device. A “Hello World” program. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Computing Bioengineering Robotics Propulsion Potpourri
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Topic 1: 10
This man originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Charles Babbage
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Topic 1: 20
A terabyte is how many bytes?
1TB = 1012 bytes
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In a traditional first program many people learn, this two word phrase
is output on a display device.
A “Hello World” program
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The name for this programming language literally means an
increment on its predecessor, which reflects it’s evolutionary
nature.C++
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This law, coined around 1970 by one of Intel’s founders, claims that the number of transistors on integrated circuits double
every two years.Moore’s Law
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When this sheep was born in 1996, she became the first successfully
cloned mammal.Dolly the Sheep
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This interdisciplinary field addresses biological problems using
computational techniques, and makes the rapid organization as well as
analysis of biological data possible.Bioinfomatics
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What method uses an electric field passed through a gel to separate DNA, RNA and proteins based on
their size and charge?
Gel electrophoresis
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This field uses the knowledge gained from reverse engineering evolved living systems to solve
difficult design problems in artificial systems.
Biomemetics
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Robert Jarvik invented this biomedical device that was first successfully used in 1982. Since
then, variations have been used as a bridge for organ transplantation.
Artificial Heart
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This Czech author and playwright coined the term “robot” in his play
“RUR”.
Karel Čapek
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What is the name of the first dexterous humanoid robot in
space?Robonaut 2
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This is a measure of a robot’s independence.
Autonomy
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This type of actuator moves in and out and is used in industrial robotics when very large forces
are needed.Linear Actuator
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This is the science of machines that see.
Computer Vision
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This propulsion system has no moving parts and operated at hypersonic
velocities. Scramjet
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Who constructed the first practical four-stroke internal combustion
engine?Nicolas Augustus Otto
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The fastest trains in the world use this type of propulsion.
Mag-lev (or Magnetic Levitation)
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In 1957, this German engineer invented a rotary engine that has been used in a variety of vehicles
such as automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft and jet skis.
Felix Wankel
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In this type of rocket, the oxidier is kept separate from the fuel.
Hybrid
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What two organizations joined to form AIAA in 1963?
American Rocket Society (ARS) and the Institute of the
Aeronautics Sciences (IAS)
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Name this number sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …
Fibonacci sequence
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The concept of a simple machine originated with this Greek philosopher.
Archimedes
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He was dubbed the “Wizard of Menlo Park” and held over 1,000
patents.
Thomas Edison
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This man is best known for his geodesic dome design for which he
received a patent for in 1954.R. Buckminster Fuller