Technology and Design Quiz

Which of these is an example of technology?

• developing a hypothesis

• formulating a new theory

• a sketch of an engine

• an artificial hip-replacement

An engineer designed four braces to offer comfort and support for people who have had knee surgery. The table below shows the results from a survey of 100 people who tried the engineer’s four prototype braces. What can the prosthetic designer assume from the information in the table?

• Brace A is preferred by a majority of the people surveyed.

• Brace B would most likely keep people from becoming injured again.

• Brace C would be the best choice for comfort and support.

• Brace D is the brace that can most likely be improved by further design.

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Sometimes a new product is test-marketed. A limited amount of the product is released to a group of users. Then the group is observed to see how the product performs. Which step might occur in the design process after a product is test-marketed and before it is mass-produced?

• The design is detailed in drawings.

• The design is measured and evaluated.

• The product design is copyrighted and patented.

• The product is redesigned based on evidence that is observed and gathered.

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Which of the following activities is often a first step in the creative design process?

• developing charts

• testing a prototype

• brainstorming ideas

• using a computer program

A bioengineer is developing a prototype for an improved mechanical heart valve from an older model. Which is the best possible purpose of the prototype?

• to see how the heart valve actually works

• to determine how the valve can be made and produced

• to see how well the improved heart valve meets the design criteria

• to see if they can build the improved valve with less expensive materials

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Cell phones, washing machines, and door knobs are examples of which human accomplishment?

• scientific observation

• university scholarship

• mathematics

• technology

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What does an engineering team need in order to test a new design?

• problem

• data

• patent

• prototype

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What are the standards that help engineers determine how well a design is doing its job?

• data

• criteria

• models

• prototypes

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Engineers want to develop a more efficient dishwasher by decreasing the running time and the amount of water used per cycle. They design and test four different dishwasher prototypes. The bar graph below shows the results of their tests.

• Model A

• Model B

• Model C

• Model D

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Scientists or engineers often build a prototype of a design that they can test. Observing how the prototype performs shows the engineers how their design works. Which is another tool scientists use that is similar to a prototype?

• a balance

• a bar or circle graph

• a model of the design

• an experiment using the design

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