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Foundations of Technology Final Review
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1
Which of the following is an example of an optical core technology system?
Fish tank
iPod
screwdriver
laser
2
Television is a technological development that occurred during the ____
Paleolithic Age
Information Age
Renaissance
Industrial Age
3
Which of the following contributes to the success or failure of a product?
Latest fads
Advertising
Strength of the economy
All of the above
4
Construction is a process; which of the selections below is not in the proper sequence?
Enclosing the structure, install utilities, finish exterior
Completing the site, building framework, install utilities
Site preparation, setting foundation, building the framework
Building framework, enclosing structures, install utilities
5
Which of the personal characteristics listed below does not influence engineering design?
Ability to visualize
Creativity
Sensitivity
Resourcefulness
6
A student to communicate with a robot via a controller is an example of _____ communication?
Human to human and human to machine
Machine to machine and human to machine
Machine to human and human to machine
Human to machine and machine to machine
7
Which part of the systems model provides information so the system can adjust its function?
output
Input
process
feedback
8
Time, budget, and safety are almost always considered to be ________________.
Criteria
Constraints
Efficiency
Trade-Offs
9
When designing solutions to problems, which of the following is taken into account?
All of the above
Engineering principles
Properties of materials
Scientific laws
10
Conceptual, physical, and mathematical models are used to:
Train designers
Determine trade-offs
Evaluate design solutions
Define criteria for a solution
11
The Engineering Design Process is used to:
Prove theories about technological processes.
Provide solutions to human needs and wants.
Simplify human endeavors.
Increase human knowledge and understanding of the world.
12
The microscope is a technological development that occurred during the
Renaissance
Industrial Age
Paleolithic Age
Information Age
13
Which of the following is an example of a closed system?
A clothes dryer
A motion-detecting exterior light
A coffeepot
A microwave
14
The effectiveness of the manufacturing process was increased by the introduction of
Custom made parts
Interchangeable parts
Batch production methods
Natural materials
15
______________ is a series of refinements to an original idea or product
Technology transfer
Innovation
Culture shift
Invention
16
The average number in a data set is the
mean
median
mode
range
17
Design problems are __________ presented in a clearly defined form.
Always
Often
Seldom
Never
18
Core technologies, which are the building blocks of technology, are embedded within larger:
Technological, social, and environmental systems
Optical, thermal, and fluid systems
Political, ethical, and moral systems
Mechanical, structural, and electrical systems
19
The process of checking to see if a solution to a problem already exists is called:
research
optimizing
brainstorming
testing
20
__ allows individuals to protect their product designs from being produced without permission.
Lawsuits
Trademarks
Original sketches
Patents
21
Sketching is a tool used in the creation of what type of models?
Psychological
Physical
Mathematical
Conceptual
22
Building a framework includes putting up wall studs and
Installing utilities
Framing the roof
Landscaping the outside
Pouring concrete for the foundation
23
A new and useful tool or process is called an ___
Culture shift
Invention
Technology transfer
Innovation
24
Telemedicine allows hospitals to optimize the use of their personnel by
Cross training doctors, nurses, and maintenance workers
Outsourcing all possible work
Allowing outside specialists to view patient x-rays
Allowing doctors and nurses to take more vacation days
25
____ is when a designer must make a choice between positive and negative impacts for a product.
Marketing
Sketching
Trade-off
Principles of design
26
Identified limitations to the design of a product or system are the _________________.
Efficiency
Critieria
Trade-Offs
Constraints
27
Materials are classified as
Natural, synthetic, and mixed
Metal, synthetic, and leather
Natural, plastic, and leather
Metal, plastic, and leather
28
Healthcare workers in remote areas of the world can communicate using webcams and _______
Satellites
Fiber optics
Network security systems
Electrocardiograms
29
Which is least likely to be a reason to “reverse-engineer” a technological device?
Some bad features of a product need to be designed out.
device needs to be compared to the original documentation.
The original manufacturer no longer makes the product.
analyze the features of a competitor’s product.
30
The role of transportation in industries such as agriculture is
Somewhat important
Very important
Vital
Not important
31
Which of the answers below lists actual material properties?
Mechanical, thermal, and electrical
Thermal, radiant, and electrical
Mechanical, radiant, and nuclear
Thermal, radiant, and nuclear
32
Which of the following is a reason a company would reverse-engineer a product?
learn from the device to create a new technology/product
All of the above
to optimize product design
to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace
33
Crops grown on a farm are considered what type of resource?
Reusable
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Exhaustible
34
Isometric and orthographic are different types of:
Geographic shapes
Mathematical processes
Technical sketches/drawings
Electronic tests
35
Transformations of _______ spreads around by radiation or conduction into cooler places.
power
wind
temperature
energy
36
The process of collecting, organizing and analyzing data is called
calculus
statistics
geometry
algebra
37
Design portfolios, design journals, drawings and schematics are all used to:
evaluate
test
communicate
optimize
38
Agricultural products include:
Buildings, clothing, food, and fuel
Fiber, food, chemicals, and clothing
Buildings, food, fiber, and fuel
Food, fiber, fuel, and chemicals
39
Which of the following represents an example of a fluid core technology system?
Fireplace
Hydraulic brakes
Solar panels
Remote control
40
Place the following tools in the correct order from least to most durable.
Stone, iron, bronze
Iron, bronze, stone
Stone, bronze, iron
Bronze, stone, iron
41
Agricultural businesses must do three things
Produce, process, and market
Process, manufacture, market
Manufacture, distribute, and market
Produce, process, and distribute
42
Science, tech, engineering, and math are so closely related that progress in one area often __
Promotes advancement in one other area but not others
Stunts progress in other areas
Promotes advancements in all other areas
Stunts progress in one but not all other areas
43
Agriculture can help transportation industry reduce its dependency on foreign energy sources by
Providing more milk to transport to the creamery
Not shipping produce cross country
Hiring cowboys to herd cattle to the stockyards
Producing grain for biofuels
44
A systematic application of mathematical, scientific and technical principles is:
scientific design
sociological design
engineering design
psychological design
45
Which electronic component does the following symbol represent?
Resistor
Switch
Diode
LED
46
The Scientific Method is a/an:
defined circular procedure
undefined circular procedure
defined linear procedure
undefined linear procedure
47
Engineers, architects, and others who engage in design to solve practical problems use:
Scientific knowledge and parental advise
Intuition and parental advice
Mathematical applications and intuition
Scientific knowledge and mathematical applications
48
When designing solutions to technological problems, engineers use the
Scientific design theory
Technological theory of design
Scientific method
Engineering design process
49
As part of a communication system, what kind of device is a computer hard drive?
Transmitter
Decoder
Encoder
Storage device
50
Making medical-related images and simulations available to educate patients is an example of?
Nursing call centers
Continuing medical education
Remote monitoring of vital signs
Videoconferencing
51
_____ had the most significant impact on the development of technology in the early 1900's.
The development of electricity
The development of the assembly line
The development of steam power
The development of mechanical labor
52
A prototype is a model that:
does not meet the stated criteria
does not meet the stated constraints
performs exactly as the final solution would
looks like as the final solution would but doesn't function
53
The printing press is a technological development that occurred during the
Middle Ages
Industrial Age
Information Age
Renaissance
54
Which electronic component does the following symbol represent?
Switch
Diode
Resistor
LED
55
In the beginning of a presentation, it is important to:
Summarize your main points
Take questions
Introduce yourself and your objective
Display many visual aids
56
Research and Development is used for the following purposes:
To reverse-engineer a product and discover new knowledge
To develop new products and improve a company’s operations
To reverse-engineer a product and to develop new products
To develop new products and discover new knowledge
57
Mathematical modeling aids in technological design by simulating how:
A proposed system might behave
Physical models should be built
A solution should be designed
Designs should be used
58
A turbine turning the generator is an example of what energy form conversion?
Chemical to nuclear
Radiant to mechanical
Thermal to chemical
Mechanical to electrical
59
Which part of the systems model includes resources (energy, capital, people, materials, tools)?
process
feedback
output
input
60
Which of the following is a feedback mechanism for a system?
The power button on a computer monitor
The center scroll wheel on a computer mouse
The progress bar when downloading a file on iTunes
The temperature setting knob on a refrigerator
61
Most development of technologies these days is driven by ________.
Politics
Profit motives
Ethics
Morals
62
As part of a communication system, what kind of device is a computer keyboard?
Transmitter
Decoder
Encoder
Storage device
63
_____in the reverse-engineering process involves the redesign and optimization of the product.
Disassemble
Documentation
Analyze
Test
64
Which of the following is normally included in the criteria of a design?
Efficiency
Budget
Time
Materials
65
What is the median of the following data set: 1, 3, 5, 8, 8
3
5
1
8
66
A characteristic of a 3D model that a 2D model does not have is:
Volume
Width
Height
Surface area
67
The rate of technological development is __________.
Rapidly increasing
Slowly increasing
Rapidly decreasing
Slowly decreasing
68
In science, you form a hypothesis; in engineering, you:
identify criteria
build a prototype
define a problem
brainstorm
69
Specific, goal-directed research conducted by a company to design new innovations is called:
Research and development
Technical know-how
Technology transfer
Engineering design
70
Digital photography is a technological development that occurred during the
Information Age
Renaissance
Industrial Age
Paleolithic Age
71
Manufacturing production systems can be classified as
Customized, batch, and continuous
Customized, batch, and natural
Natural, batch, and continuous
Customized, synthetic, and continuous
72
When preparing to communicate a solution to a design problem, you must:
Consider the viewpoint of your audience
Construct a tabletop display
Make a set of CAD drawings
Visit the site of your presentation the week before
73
Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via
Print communication
Electronic communication
Written communication
Verbal communication
74
Its major forms include thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical, chemical, and nuclear.
Energy
Power
Force
Resistance
75
When a friend responds to a question, the response is part of the
Feedback
Process
Input
Output
76
Mock-ups and prototypes are different types of:
Conceptual models
Psychological models
Mathematical models
Physical models
77
Identified elements and/or features of a product or system are the _______________.
Criteria
Constraints
Trade-offs
Efficiency
78
An automobile engine is a smaller system that is embedded into a larger ____________.
Environmental system
Social system
Political system
Technological system
79
Part of a community’s infrastructure that helps to support the functioning of a school are:
Police and fire departments
Museums and parks
Roads and utilities
All of the above
80
Which of the following is an impact technology has had on our society?
Political
Environmental
All of the above
Economic
81
Specific, goal-directed research conducted by a company to design new innovations is called:
Technology transfer
Engineering design
Research and development
Technical know-how
82
Early in history of technology, the development of tools and machines was based on ___.
Positive and negative effects of using technology
The engineering design process
Technical know-how
Technology and mathematics principles
83
Software that allows students to read email is what type of device?
Destination
Decoder
Storage
Retrieval
84
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be _____ from one form to another.
Converted
Synthesized
Optimized
Communicated
85
___reverse-engineering process involves the identification of subsystems.
Documentation
Analyze
Disassemble
Test
86
Which of the following energy resources is not considered a renewable resource?
solar
wind
water
oil
87
Which of the following situations is not considered part of telemedicine?
Word processing
Remote monitoring of vital signs
Videoconferencing
Transmission of still images
88
In a systems model, communicating using a mobile phoine is an example of
Feedback
Process
Input
Output
89
When designers make compromises during the Engineering Design Process, this is called:
Increased efficiency
Additional criteria
A trade-off
More constraints
90
Which of the following is an output of an email communication system?
The computer used by the person sending the email
The person sending the email
The modem used for Internet connection
The sent email
91
Which of the following devices process and exchange information as as its primary function?
iPod
Laptop
All of the above
GPS receiver
92
In science, you report your results; in engineering, you:
Build a prototype
Define a problem
Communicate the process
Brainstorm
93
By defining the problem, the designer clearly identifies what humans:
like and don't like
like and want
like or want
need or want
94
A common type of computer software used to analyze data is:
computer assisted design software
graphic design software
word processor software
spreadsheet software
95
Which of the constraints listed below would be considered a physical constraint?
TImeline
Cost
Demand for the product
Materials
96
At the end of a presentation it is important to:
Discuss all your failures
Display many visual aids
Summarize your main points
Discuss all your successes
97
Structural insulated panels have the ability to insulate as well as
Conduct electricity
Act as a concrete form
Support weight
Collect rainwater for reuse
98
Wood is often used as a building material. What material is best used in the desert southwest?
Straw bale
Steel frame
Rock/stone
Adobe
99
A constraint that is concerned with cost and must be considered when designing is:
Economic
Social
Aesthetic
Political
100
What is the most significant result based on the development of windmills and waterwheels?
Popularity of money and capitalism
The rise and fall of feudalism
Humans no longer had to use their muscle to move machines
Beginning of mechanical labor
101
Mathematical models allow engineers and designers to express ideas:
Physically
Randomly
Precisely
Conceptually
102
A constraint that is concerned with cost and must be considered when designing is:
Economic
Political
Aesthetic
Social
103
The mode in a data set is the number
at the end
in the exact middle of the set
that is the average
most frequently occurring