Foundations of Technology Post Test Review

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

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

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

Design problems are __________ presented in a clearly defined form.

Crops grown on a farm are what type of resource? 

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

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

Materials can be classified as _________________. 

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

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

 The average number in a data set is the _______________. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Mock-ups and prototypes are different types of ______________. 

 The mode in a data set is the number ______________. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conceptual, physical and mathematical models are used to 

 The current rate of technological development is __________.

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

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

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

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

Agricultural businesses must do what three things? 

The Engineering Design Process follows? 

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