Electrical Measurements: Historical Significance
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What was the primary reason for the development of new instruments and measurement methods during the 19th century?

  • Regulating the transfer of goods during the industrial revolution
  • Managing the rapid growth in new industrial technology
  • Adapting to the developments in electronics and computers
  • Coping with the needs of industrialized production techniques (correct)
  • What is the primary function of measuring instruments?

  • To express physical, mechanical, electrical, or other quantities
  • To sense, communicate, remember, calculate, or reason
  • To regulate the transfer of goods in various industries
  • To monitor mechanical, electrical, or other variables optimally (correct)
  • Which type of quantities are measured by measuring instruments?

  • Only mechanical quantities like force and torque
  • Only physical quantities like length and mass
  • A variety of quantities including physical, mechanical, and electrical (correct)
  • Only electrical quantities like current and voltage
  • What caused a parallel growth in new instruments and measurement techniques during the last part of the twentieth century?

    <p>Rapid developments in electronics and computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the historical significance of measurement methods from the onset of human civilization?

    <p>They were needed to regulate the transfer of goods to ensure fair exchanges</p> Signup and view all the answers

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