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Basic concepts of Technology and the Engineering Design Process.
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The _____ of technology is to improve the way people live.
goal
focus
meaning
end point
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Coexisting technologies are…
doesn't exist
brand new technologies to the market
no longer used technologies
old technology used everyday
3
______ technologies are the types of technology that are either new to the market, or not widely used yet by the public.
Emerging
Current
New
Old
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The Engineering Design Process is used to:
Make problems
Cause problems
Look for problems
Solve problems
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Can technology be harmful?
yes
no
6
If humans created it, and it makes our lives easier in some way, it is what?
hypothesis
research
questions
technology
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The first step of the Engineering and Design Process
Identify And Define A Problem,
Gather Information
Communicate The Final Solution
Develop Design Solution
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When a technology is old, it is always obsolete.
true
false
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Technology changes the natural world to meet our _____ or to solve _____.
wants; desires
needs; problems
desires; puzzles
problems; needs
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As we learn more about science, we can develop better technologies.
false
true
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What is the 3rd Step of the Engineering Design Process?
Develop a Solution
Construct & Test Prototype
Evaluate Solution
Brainstrom - Generate Concepts
12
Technology has ALWAYS had an impact on society.
false
true
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Technology changes when we find new problems to ______ and our knowledge about something _____.
solve; decreases
ponder; decreases
solve; increases
work; decreases
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Technology refers to what?
Computers
How people change the world to meet their needs or solve problems.
New ways to do something.
The latest technical devices that are created.
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Science and technology are_____.
separate
intermixed
interdependent
dependent
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What is the second step of the Engineering Design Process?
Research and Investigation
Choosing a Solution
Defining the Problem
Planning & Design
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Which is a part of the engineering design process?
Marketing
Brainstorming
Chillin
Scientific Method
18
Technologies that we use every day are called__________.
Obsolete
Emerging
Current
Coexisting
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Constraints used in the Engineering Design Process are___________.
any factors that make the product more expensive
any factors that make a design a better finished product
all of the above
any factors that limit or restrict a design
20
In the 1700’s, technology was advanced by the ______, machines and railroads, steam engine
wars
computers
unemployment
Industrial revolution
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Which of the following is NOT part of the Engineering and Design Process?
Brainstorm
Define the problem
Learn More/Conduct Research
A science montage
22
The ____ is when technology is often evaluated to see if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
cost analysis
none of these
Risk-benefit analysis
differential equations
23
In 1000 B.C.,____ was used to make tools, weapons, and ornaments.
steel
bronze
iron
zinc
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Technology use what systems to make our lives easier and better?
tools
all of the above
knowledge
systems
25
In 2000 B.C., copper and_____ tools were made.
steel
zinc
bronze
titanium
