Exam Review 2 - Engineering Design Process

Which is not an example of a technology?

• static electricity in a thundercloud
• instructions for weaving on a loom
• a computer program to change feet into meters
• riding to school every morning

Which change accompanied the transition from the Agricultural Age to the Industrial Age?

• Machine power began to replace muscle power.
• People began to settle down in farmlands.
• People took their work to all kinds of places.
• Governments began to store vast amounts of data.

Which sentence best describes the Information Age?

• Economies are based on knowledge.
• Economies are based on precious metals.
• Economies are based on manufacturing.
• Economies are based on governmental subsidies.

Which phrase best characterizes the design process?

• a step-by-step system
• a slow and steady approach
• a rigidly ordered system
• a speedy exchange of ideas

If you make and sell candy, which situation would be a constraint?

• Sugar is scarce and priced very high.
• An advertiser offers a low-cost promotion.
• The labor market is wide open.
• You have a fantastic recipe.

Which is not an example of gathering information in the design process?

• making scale drawings
• listening to other designers’ experiences
• running an Internet search on the topic
• asking for ideas from potential customers

Automobile companies simulate “the look” of a new car model by using a(n)

• appearance model.
• cross-country model.
• functional model.
• retroactive model.

Which type of engineering is a spin-off from electronics engineering?

• computer engineering
• load-and-stress engineering
• ceramics engineering
• bioengineering

The goal of _ is to satisfy human wants and needs.

• technology
• engineering
• brainstorming
• bioengineering

Invention is creating new products, but _ is improving them.

• innovation
• technology
• engineering
• brainstorming