Foundations of Technology Post Test Review

Crops grown on a farm are what type of resource? 

Which occurs when a user applies innovation developed for one purpose in another function 

 Mock-ups and prototypes are different types of ______________. 

 ______________ is a series of refinements to an original idea or product.

Within a larger communication system, a computer hard drive is what type of device? 

When preparing to communicate a solution to a design problem, you must _______________.

 Identified elements and/or features of a product or system are the _______________. 

Which of the following is not normally included in criteria of a design? 

 A characteristic of a 3D model that is not included in a 2D model is _______________. 

____allows companies/individuals to protect their products from being copied without permission

During the engineering design process data is collected at various points except during the ___

Which of the following items represents the original invention that computers are based upon? 

 Which is the least likely reason to “reverse engineer” a technological device? 

Designers evaluate engineering designs based on flexibility, balance, function and ___

In a systems model of input, process, output,and feedback, the cell phone is part of the _____ 

 Which of the following characteristics does not influence the engineering design process? 

The Engineering Design Process follows? 

The process of collecting, organizing and analyzing data is called ________________. 

Construction is a systematic process. Which of the selections is NOT in the proper sequence? 

Design problems are __________ presented in a clearly defined form.

 A common computer software used to analyze data is a ______________. 

Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchange through this type of communication.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be ___________ from one form to another.

What event from the early 1900s had the most significant impact on development of technology?

Materials can be classified as _________________. 

Which of the following formats for communication could reach the largest audience? 

What is the median of the following data set: 1, 3, 5, 8, 8? 

When designers make compromises during the engineering design process, the result is often ____

In a larger communication system, __________ software that allows the user to read email?

Which of the following energy sources produces electricity using thermal energy? 

Eastern United States mostly use wood. What available material could be used in a desert? 

 The current rate of technological development is __________.

Structural insulated panels have the ability to insulate as well as ________________.

Design portfolios, design journals, sketches and schematics are all used to?

Efficiency in the manufacturing process was increased by the introduction of _____________. 

____ is when a designer must make a choice between a positive and negative impact for a product

Identified limitations and/or features of a product or system are the ______________

 The mode in a data set is the number ______________. 

Specific goal-directed research by a company to design inventions/innovations is called _. 

What is the most significant result based on the development of wind mills and water wheels?

The major forms of _____ include thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical, chemical and nuclear

 By defining the problem, the designer has clearly identified the following. 

The systematic application of mathematical, scientific and technical principles is _________

Conceptual, physical and mathematical models are used to 

Within a larger communication system, a computer keyboard is what type of device?

. Currently, the development of technologies is largely driven by _____________: 

Earlier, the development of tools and machines was based on ____vs scientific knowledge.

 The average number in a data set is the _______________. 

Engineers, architects and others who engage in design to solve practical problems, use _______

Agricultural businesses must do what three things?