Core technical principles

Which topic is not a core technical principle

• new and emerging technologies

• energy generation and storage

• systems approach to designing

• research and analysis

Which is not a new and emerging technology

• specialist buildings

• smart materials

• Robotics

• Industry

What is crowd funding

• Where a product is produced for a new market

• •Crowdfunding is typically an online platform where designers pitch an idea and ask for investment.

• What people do at a music concert

• A business paid for through a charity

What is a co operatives

• •Better protection of their working and living environments.

• •Respectable working conditions.

• •Each member of the group has an equal share and say in the business.

• A business owned by managers

Which answer does not describe Fair trade

• •A fair price for their produce.

• •Respectable working conditions.

• •Better protection of their working and living environments.

• an online resource

What does finite mean

• *

• •resources are not sustainable.

• •resources are sustainable.

• *

What does non finite mean?

• *

• •Non-finite resources are not sustainable.

• •Non-finite resources are sustainable.

• *

Which 3 answers explain what waste disposal is?

• •Recycling schemes with councils for household rubbish.

• Make sure materials are in short supply

• •Encouraging the use of renewable power sources.

• •Reducing the amount of disposable products that are used.

• Make sure materials are non recycleable

What is technology push?

• Technology push is where technology is led by consumer demand

• Technology push is where a new technology is invented and then designers or engineers use it in a new product.

• Technology push is where old technology is used and not recycled

• Technology push is where technology is the focus of culture

What is market pull?

• Market pull is when product ideas are produced in response to customer needs.

• Market pull is not led by consumer demand,

• Market pull Is the industry changing all the time and people need transferrable and adaptable skills to keep up.

• Market pull where the market is competitive so prices are kept low.