Principles of Applied Engineering - Semester Exam REVIEW

In which of the following ages did mankind BEGIN to domesticate animals?

• The Stone Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Iron Age

• The Renaissance

Registered professional engineers should undertake services for clients only when

• They really need the fees

• Their own bid is the lowest

• They are fully technically competent to carry out the services

• Carrying out the services wouldn’t involve excessive time or effort

The first and foremost obligation of registered professional engineers is to

• The public welfare

• Their employer

• The government

• The engineering profession

Engineers should act ethically because

• If they do not, they risk getting demoted or fired

• The boss wants them to

• It feels good

• That is the way responsible engineers behave

Engineers should follow their professional ethics code because

• It helps them avoid legal problems, such as getting sued

• It provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from responsible engineers

• It raises the image of the profession and, hence, get engineers more pay

• The public will trust engineers more once they know engineers have an ethics code

What did the "rule of law" allow for?

• Environmental pollution

• Private property

• Government

• Religion

When did education become common for regular people?

• The Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The year 2000

What was the most important technology development of the Bronze Age?

• Control of fire

• Smelting

• Use of water as a power source

• The chariot

What was the most important technology development of the Stone Age?

• Control of fire

• Smelting

• Use of water as a power source

• The chariot

On which of the following ages was development of weapons a major driver of technological development?

• The Stone Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Twentieth Century

• All of the above