Foundations of Engineering Final Spring 2025

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What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process?

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Identifying the Problem

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What is the next step after designing and building a prototype to improve a car's brake system?

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Test the prototype.

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Which word best describes a constraint?

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limitation

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It is important to build a ___________ so that you can perform tests to see if it works before building your final design.

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prototype

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Which of the following is a model that allows you to test your design?

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prototype

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What is the main goal of the design process?

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To find solutions to problems

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Technology ____________

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is any device people use to meet their needs

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Which material would NOT help improve a paper bridge that collapses when a toy car is pushed across it? Options: Markers, Paper, Straws, Tape

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Markers

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This term is central to the process of invention and innovation. All technological products and systems first existed in the human imagination.

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Creativity

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An improvement to an existing technological system, or method of doing something.

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Innovation