Topic 3 Quiz

During the development of an electronic product, a designer builds a model that gathers data relating to button presses. What type of model has been created?

• An aesthetic model

• A mock-up

• An instrumented model

• A conceptual model

2. What is an advantage of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)?

• It provides an interface with the user via the sense of touch

• It provides feedback on the layout and mapping of controls

• It tests the interaction and interface between parts

• It tests the performance of complex parts

3. What is a potential disadvantage of rapid prototyping?

• Production material performance can rarely be simulated

• Development time is usually increased

• Model will not accurately portray production geometry

• Model costs usually adversely affect overall development costs

4. Which of the following best describes a model that shows exactly how a product could look but not function?

• Mock-up model

• Prototype model

• Realistic model

• Aesthetic model

5. Clay models, scale models and prototypes are all examples of which type of modelling?

• Physical modelling

• Graphical modelling

• Functional modelling

• Conceptual modelling

6. Designing parts of a product individually then assembling them together later is known as...

• Top-down modelling

• Join together later modelling

• Bottom-up modelling

• Assembly modelling

7. James Dyson reportedly made over 5000 prototypes before he was happy with the design of his vacuum cleaner. What could be a disadvantage of a detailed working prototype?

• Looks different to the final product

• Encourages inaccurate feedback

• Does not give an accurate idea of the final product

• Expensive to produce

 

8. What type of prototype is designed to collect quantitative data to help inform development?

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• Mock up

• Aesthetic model

• Instrumented model

• Scale model

 

9. What type of graphical model would likely be part of the instructions for flat-pack furniture, usually shown in an exploded form?

• Perspective drawings

• Assembly drawings

• Orthographic drawings

• Scale drawings

 

10. Which model would be most appropriate for communicating the design concept for a new shopping centre so that a local authority planning department can collect feedback from local residents?

• Scale model

• Surface model

• Wire-frame model

• Mathematical model