Chapters 4-5 Test Review

Question 1

Copyright protection does NOT apply to engineer designs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Experimental research includes field visits and discussions with other engineers & professional

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which of the following are often used by multiple engineers working on similar problems?

Accepted Answer

Discussion forums

Question 4

What do engineers do to develop an understanding of the problem and the potential solutions?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

The first step in the sketching process is...

Accepted Answer

Visualize the object

Question 6

Brainstorming web is an individual technique in which possible ideas are generated&written down

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

These are used to create circles of certain diameter.

Accepted Answer

Compass

Question 8

The problem statement should address who will be the ________________ the solution.

Accepted Answer

impacted by

Question 9

The location of the problem is unimportant to the solution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

When developing a brainstorming web, lines are drawn between ideas that have a connection.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

In order to NOT limit your creativity, what should NOT be included in a problem statement?

Accepted Answer

Potential solutions

Question 12

Engineers try to avoid comparing their project with other projects with similar problems.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

A type of research that uses different forms of printed and digital materials as a source.

Accepted Answer

Library research

Question 14

Something an engineer gives up in order to meet specifications while staying within constraints

Accepted Answer

Trade-off

Question 15

Effectiveness is the level at which an engineer's design meets the intended outcome or effect.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following steps is NOT part of the problem definition stage?

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming

Question 17

The guidelines to follow in order to successfully solve the problem.

Accepted Answer

Criteria

Question 18

A scientific way to discover facts about a certain topic or situation.

Accepted Answer

Research

Question 19

Internet site where people can type questions or comment and other people can answer.

Accepted Answer

Discussion forum

Question 20

A series of sketches detailing all the different systems in the engineered design.

Accepted Answer

Refined sketches

Question 21

A method of linking different ideas together by finding commonalities between them

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming web

Question 22

Another term for refined sketches is thumbnail sketches.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

__ take constraints into consideration and are an outline for the design of potential solution.

Accepted Answer

Criteria

Question 24

An outline is the basic shape of an object.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Brainstorming where engineers intentionally focus on solutions that are not possible yet

Accepted Answer

Future process

Question 26

Once engineers have gathered information from their research, it is time to ______ the data.

Accepted Answer

analyze

Question 27

Constraints of money, materials, and time involved are addressed after brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Which of the following are the conditions that are in all engineering design problems?

Accepted Answer

Common constraints

Question 29

What is a record of all the different analyses performed during the engineering design process?

Accepted Answer

The engineer's notebook

Question 30

An unknown quantity or something that needs to be changed in a situation.

Accepted Answer

Problem

Question 31

In sketching, once visualization of object is developed, engineers begins to ____ rough shapes.

Accepted Answer

Block out

Question 32

Rough sketches combine components of the final design, which may include a combination of ideas

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Which of the following is a reason to use reverse engineering to solve a problem?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 34

Historical research uses tests to discover information about a potential solution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

The conditions that are directly related to the engineering design problem at hand.

Accepted Answer

Specific constraints

Question 36

The problem statement should NOT be in the form of a question.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Engineers write the problem statement in their _____ for documentation and making adjustments.

Accepted Answer

engineering notebooks

Question 38

Engineers can improve their knowledge by seeing technologies in action during field visits.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

The potential for something to be practically completed is called _______.

Accepted Answer

Feasibility

Question 40

After brainstorming stage, engineers sketch and ______ different potential solutions.

Accepted Answer

Research

Question 41

The problem statement should describe the function of the problem that needs to be solved.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

The act of describing as many ideas as possible without any concerns

Accepted Answer

Free association

Question 43

Which brainstorming technique depends on a group producing a large quantity of ideas?

Accepted Answer

Free association

Question 44

The basis of ___ begins with a group of people attempting to develop a solution to a problem.

Accepted Answer

brainstorming

Question 45

During research, engineers make sure they have materials and ______ techniques available.

Accepted Answer

Production

Question 46

The problem statement should NOT state why or how the problem needs to be solved.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial perspective.

Accepted Answer

Cost feasibility

Question 48

Generating ideas is the first step in solving a problem.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 49

The first drawings of solutions that are in the early stages of development.

Accepted Answer

Rough sketches

Question 50

The first step in solving a problem is ________ the problem.

Accepted Answer

defining

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