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