COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND USES
SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Question
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What is the earliest example of engineering? (a)
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Screwvdriver
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Archimedes Screw
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Nailvgun
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first records of a water screw, or screw pump, date back to Hellenistic Egypt before the 3rd century BC. The Egyptian screw, used to lift water from the Nile, was composed of tubes wound round a cylinder; as the entire unit rotates, water is lifted within the spiral tube to the higher elevation.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the early forms of renewable energy generation is the Archimedean Screw. They’ve been used for thousands of years to move water and other materials from a lower elevation to a higher one.
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