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1
How can an individual reduce their Carbon Footprint?
Car share
Reduced number of long-haul flights
Carbon offsetting
Use less electricity
2
What is an advantage of smart glass?
Provides sade from harmful UV rays
Requires constant supply of electricity
Extremely inexpensive to install
Easy to clean
3
The miniaturisation of mobile phones has been possible due, in part, to
Carphone warehouse
phones costing more
Apple
advanced battery technology
4
What is a disadvantage of thermochromics pigments
Not very temperture accurate
Limited colours
Very toxic
Very expensive
5
The disadvantage of a LAN (local area network) is
open to misuse by hackers
There are not any disadvantages
Network faults can cause a loss of data
reduced cost of software
6
What does FSC stand for?
Forest System Commission
Forest Stewardship Council
Forest Sustainability Company
Forest System Corporation
7
Which is a non-renewable source of energy?
Nuclear
Biomass
Solar
Wind
8
If a machine is said to have 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) it can......
Programme itself
Produce products more quickly and efficiently than humans
Exhibit human intelligence and learn through behaviour
9
Streamlining designers took inspiration from
The Stone age
The Jurassic age
The Space age
The Ice age
10
'Retro' designs take
inspiration from past design styles and reinterpret them
inspiration from past design styles and copy them
inspiration from past design styles
inspiration from future design styles
11
An advantage of a LAN (local area network) is
sharing of hardware
All of these are correct
the speed of sharing and transferring files
sharig of software
12
Why might plasticisers be added to plastics?
to make them harder
to make them softer and more pliable
to increase their weight
to reduce thier weight
13
Phillippe Starck is a well-known designer in
The Post-Modern Design Style
The Streamlining Design Style
The New Design Style
The Art Deco Design Style
14
Name a disadvantage of lamination over solid wood construction in the manufacture of furniture
Harder to make
Layers are visible
Heavier
Much more expensive
15
A
flow chart
is used to schematically represent a
Product or Device
System or Process
Function and Purpose
Health and Safety rule
16
Just in time
manufacturing is used by companies to....
Reduce overheads
Increase productivity
Reduce labour costs
Reduce costs
17
EPOS allows for
the monitoring of product lines
full and responsive stock control
All of these responses are correct
the monitoring of customer buying trends
18
Which of the following is an 'alternative' fuel?
Petrol
Deisel
Hydrogen
Gas
19
This process of manufacturing thin plastic sheet is called?
Calendering
Post - carding
Rolling
Extrusion
20
Why might heat stabilisers be added to plastics?
to keep the cost down
to prevent breakkdown during the moulding process
to stop them getting hot
to stop them changing colour
21
This product is probably made using which process?
Vacuum moulding
Rotational moulding
Die casting
Injection moulding
22
If a product is designed to wear out after a certain time or amount of use it is called
Limited life expectancy
A rubbish product
Built-in obsolescence
Designed to fail
23
Give an advantage of using Hydrogen in a car rather than petrol
Louder exhaust
Greater economy
Greater power
Zero emissions
24
This is an example of what type of design?
Bauhaus
Arts and Craft
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
25
Why might a company carry out
market analysis
?
Keep staff busy
Boost staff and customer morale
Increase productivity
Highlight sales and purchasing trends
26
What is this an example of?
JIT
FMS
ASRS
AGV
27
This vehicle comes from what design movement?
New design Style
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Streamlining
28
The languid feminine form is associated with which design style?
Bauhaus
Oliver Walker
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
29
The philosophy of JIT manufacturing is related to
time
labour
efficiency
speed
30
Thermochromic pigments can be combined with polymers to allow
a change of colour when exposed to electricity
a change of colour when exposed to water
a change of colour when exposed to heat
a change of colour when exposed to light
31
Geometry, clean lines and the 'machine aesthetic' are associated with which design style?
Bauhaus Modernism
Arts and Craft
Streamlining
Art Deco
32
What is a disadvantage of using Global networks (Internet)
Access to credit cards or bank details
exposure to viruses
Identity theft
Receiving unsolicited emails (SPAM)
33
In manufacturing what are the advantages of using ASRS?
Cheaper for the employer
Heavier loads can be lifted
Increased safety of workers
Increased efficiency
34
Smart fluid/oil or grease changes
changes colour when light is applied
viscosity when light is applied
temperature when heat is applied
viscosity when a magnetic field is applied
35
What is an advantage of robots being used for manufacture?
Ideal for repetitive tasks
Increases unemployment
Expensive set up costs
36
What is a current disadvantage of electric vehicles?
Noisy
Fewer emissions
Appearance
Slow charging times
37
Biopol is an example of a
smart material
Hardwood
biodegadable polymer
man-made board
38
The main aim of QRM is to
Reduce lead time
Reduce costs
Increase staff morale
Reduce labour costs
39
In a flow chart what does this shape represent?
Start
Decision
Process
Stop
40
Kaizen is a Japanese production system.
It involves continual cost
It involves continual moaning
It involves continual learning
It involves continual improvement
41
Why are additives added to plastics?
to increase the cost
to enhance or change their properties
to increase their life
to diminish their properties
42
If 'form follows function' in a design
Form is the prime driver
Aesthetics is the prime driver
Cost is the prime driver
Functionality is the prime driver
43
AGVs are sometimes directed by
Optical laser sensors
The wind
Radio frequency wires buried in the floor
A small worker sitting inside
44
Why might fibres be added to plastics?
to increase the cost
to change their colour
to reduce their bulk
to make them stronger or stiffer
45
Lean
manufacturing is manufacturing where there
is no 'fun'
is no 'profit'
is no 'fat'
is no 'money'
46
If plant materials are burnt to produce heat or electricity it is called?
Recycling
Clever
Eco-fuel
Biomass
47
A production schedule.....
Allows flexibility as requirements change
Reduces inventory
Raises productivity
All of these answers are correct
48
Why might foamants be added to plastics?
to impove colour
to increase cost
to increase volume
to reduce cost
49
This is an example of what type of design
Arts and Craft
Art Deco
Bauhaus
Streamling
50
What has been the advantage to the consumer of global manufacturing?
Increased quality
Lower priced products
Increased choice
51
EPOS specifically involves the use of
Computers
Barcode
Lasers
Cards
52
This process of manufacture is called?
Injection moulding
Sand casting
Die casting
Die cutting
53
Concurrent manufacturing produces designs that are
'Cheap and cheerful'
'Right first time'
'Rough and ready'
'Quick and simple to make'
54
What are some possible side-effects of the Genetic Modification of wood?
Increased rainfall
Escape of modified genes into natural environment
Cost of timber increases
Human health effected
55
This is an example of what type of design
Bauhaus
Arts and Craft
Art Nouveau
Streamlining
56
If a design is said to have 'form over function'
Aesthetics is the prime driver
Cost is the prime driver
Ergonomics is the prime driver
Appearance is the prime driver
57
Who designed this product?
Alex Hunt
Philippe Starck
Eileen Gray
Raymond Loewy
58
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are able to do what?
remember its original shape
change its colour
change its weight
increase in cost
59
QRM stands for
Quite Rapid Manufacturing
Quick Response Manufacturing
Quiet Rapid Manufacturing
Quick Responsible Manufacturing
60
What is
lead time
?
Time between design and completion of a product/process
Time between completion and sale of a product/process
Time between initiation and completion of a product/process
Production time
61
With
smart glass
the amount of light allowed through the glass can be controlled by
applying light
applying heat
applying water
applying a voltage
62
In manufacturing FMS stand for
Formidable Manufacturing System
Flexible Making System
Flexible Manufacturing System
Fast Manufacturing System
63
An advantage of genetically engineering wood might be that
growth rate could be decreased
resistance to desease is increased
more water is used during growth
the cost to the consumer increases
64
Zig-zagged, geometric and fan motifs are associated with which style of design?
Art deco
Arts and craft
Streamlining
Art Nouveau
65
Charles Rennie Mackintosh is famous for what style of design?
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Bauhaus
Streamlining
66
A closed-loop control system differs to an open-loop in that it allows for
Time
Feedback
Help
Control
67
Why are risk assessments important?
Increases productivity
Stops accidents happening
Helps protect workers from injury
Reduces the cost of manufacturing
68
Simplicity, natural forms and materials are associated with which design style?
New Design Style
Art Deco
Todd Harman
Arts and Craft
69
Designers should use the 4 Rs when considering the end-of-life stage a product. What are they?
Reduce, Reuse, Recover and Recycle
Reduce, Reinvent, Recover and Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recover and Reconstitute
Reuse, Refuse, Recover and Recycle
70
Name an advantage of lamination over solid wood construction in the manufacture of furniture
The whole sheet can be used
Usually less waste
Strong in all directions
Can be used in flat-packed furniture
