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What does SST stand for? Super Sonic Transport If you are flying at Mach 1, you are travelling at the speed of sound Mach 2 is twice the speed of sound In a V-8 engine, the number "8" refers to the number of cylinders In the metric system, grams (and kilograms) are the unit of measure for mass In the metric system, Newtons are the unit of measure for force (and weight) Techne is a Greek word meaning art (or craft) Prior to the invention of cheap calculators, people used __________ to make quick calculations. slide rules Giving up one thing in order to gain something else is called a(n) _____. Trade-off The smallest possible piece of binary code (a one or a zero) is a bit How many bits in a byte? 8 In a digital system, what is the basic unit of information storage (one of these can store one letter)? byte Exactly how many bytes are in a kilobyte? 1024 The prefix kilo means thousand The prefix mega means million The prefix giga means billion The prefix tera means trillion The systematic search for the source of a malfunction in order to fix it is called troubleshooting Size measurements, such as length and width, are called dimensions work divided by time equals power What is the standard unit of power? Watt What type of power uses pressurized or compressed air to accomplish work? Pneumatic Power What type of power uses pressurized liquid to accomplish work? Hydraulic Power Adding components to an electrical circuit increases the amount of __________. resistance An electrical circuit that has more than one path is a parallel circuit An electrical circuit that has only one path is a series circuit What kind of orbit allows a satellite to always be above a particular spot on Earth? geostationary orbit What kind of orbit allows a satellite to orbit the Earth one time in the same amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate one time? geosynchronous orbit What type of computer code is all ones and zeros? binary code The tiny dots of colored light that collectively form images on televisions or computer monitors are called pixels The web address you see at the top of your browser is also known as a URL. What does URL stand for? Uniform Resource Locator In a web address, what does WWW stand for? World Wide Web Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria Inspecting products to ensure they meet standards and/or requirements is known as quality control Vertical wall supports are also known as studs The tallest building in the world is in what city? Dubai What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education students and teachers to obtain their goal? Scarlet What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction? Battery What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with each other? Lubricating What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines? Lubricating Oil What is the measure of potential difference in electricity? Voltage Originally, many people thought of the car as a: Horseless Carriage Which instrument measures electrical current? Ammeter What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to another? Fillet Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today. (T/F) False In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame? 16" on center ______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing air at different pressures. Airlock