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Technology & Engineering Design I Exam Review
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1
In the desert Southwest homes are built with . . .
adobe
rock/stone
steel frame
straw bale
2
Science, technology, engineering, and math are so closely related that progress in one area
stunts progress in all other areas
stunts progress in one but not all other areas
promotes advancements in one area but not others
promotes advancements in all other areas
3
Which of the following represents new technologies?
The unintended effects of a product
The integration of robotics in manufacturing
Geodesic domes used for structures
Inventions being shared between cultures
4
The Engineering Design Process follows:
an undefined linear path
a defined linear path
an undefined circular path
a defined circular path
5
What type of resources are crops grown on a farm?
exhaustible
reusable
non renewable
renewable
6
The mathematical formula for the area of a triangle is:
A= length x width x height
A = base x A 1/2 (height)
A = length x width
A = I x (radius)2
7
Medical related images and simulations available to education patients is an example of
continuing medical education
nursing call centers
videoconferencing
remote monitoring of vital signs
8
In a systems model, a student speaking on a cell phone, the cell phone is
process
input
feedback
output
9
Which of the following of an example of a closed system?
A coffeepot
A motion-detecting exterior-light
A microwave
A clothes dryer
10
A constraint that is concerned with cost and must be considered when designing is
social
aesthetic
political
economic
11
Materials can be classified as
metal, synthetic, and leather
natural, plastic, and leather
natural, synthetic, and mixed
metal, plastic, and leather
12
When designing solutions to technological problems, engineers use
technological theory of design
engineering design process
scientific design theory
scientific method
13
The ability of a material to resist various kinds of rapidly changing stresses is known as
tensile strength
creep strength
fatigue strength
hardness
14
Software that allows students to read email is what type of device?
storage
decoder
retrieval
destaintion
15
In a nuclear fission reaction, what is considered to be the process?
homes and businesses
the uranium atoms
the electricity
the splitting of the atoms
16
Health workers in remote areas can communicate with specialists via webcams and
electrocardiograms
network security
satellites
fiber optics
17
Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchange from one site to another via
print communication
electronic communication
verbal communication
written communication
18
Time, budget, and safety are almost always considered to be:
trade-offs
efficiency
constraints
criteria
19
Magnetrons in a microwave oven create microwaves; which are an example of what type of energy
nuclear
mechanical
chemical
radiant
20
In science, you report your results; in engineering, you:
define a problem
brainstorm
build a prototype
communicate results
21
Event from the early 1900's with the most significant effect on the progress of science?
Development of the automobile
Development of the transistor
Development of the waterwheel
Development of the pump
22
What transportation system is designed to move harvested grain up into silos or grain bins?
conveyors
grain elevator
combine
rotary tiller
23
In non verbal communication, a red hexagon shaped traffic sign means?
yield
caution
stop
go
24
An automobile engine is a smaller system that is embeded into larger
political system
environmental system
technological system
social system
25
Which includes resources such as energy, capital, people, materials, tools and machines?
feedback
output
input
process
26
The effectiveness of the manufacturing process was increased by
batch production methods
interchangeable parts
natural materials
custom made parts
27
On a desktop computer, what is an example of an output device?
printer
mouse
microphone
keyboard
28
Which is NOT a way to reduce the possibility of failure of parts?
Pretesting of parts
Redundancy
Overdesign
Tolerances
29
Agriculture can help the transportation industry reduce dependency on foreign oil sources by
not shipping product cross country
providing milk to transport to transport to the creamery
producing grain for bio-fuels
hiring cowboys to herd cattle into stockyards
30
All are examples of processes and procedures used in construction,
except
impact of interchangeable parts
scientific concepts
mathematical calculations
availability of resources
31
Which is a feedback mechanism for a system?
Temperature Setting Knob
Computer monitor LED light
Progress Bar when downloading a file on iTunes
The alarm on alarm clock
32
A characteristic of a 3D model that a 2D model does not have is
width
height
volume
surface area
33
Which of the constraints listed below is NOT considered a physical constraint?
cost
size
shape
color
34
Agricultural products include . . .
buildings, food, fiber, and fuel
food, fiber, fuel, and chemicals
buildings, clothing, food, and fuel
fiber, food, chemicals, and clothing
35
Construction is a systemic process, which is NOT in proper order?
completing site, building framework, installing utillities
enclosing structure,installing utilities, finishing exterior
building framework, enclosing structure,installing utilities
site preparation, setting foundation, building the framework
36
What device in common use today can claim a design by Leonardo da Vinci as its predecessor?
truck
four-wheel-drive jeep
tank
plane
37
In Science, you form a hypothesis, in Engineering, you
Define a problem
Build a prototype
identify criteria
Brainstorm
38
What is the correct order from softest to hardest?
Bronze, stone, iron
Iron, bronze, stone
Stone, iron, bronze
Stone, Bronze, iron
39
As part of a communication system what kind of device is the computer hard drive?
storage device
transmitter
encoder
decoder
40
The process of checking to see if a solution to a problem already exists is called:
optimizing
brainstorming
testing
research
41
Carbon fiber is relatively high in _______ strength, because it cannot be easily pulled apart.
hardness
fracture
creep
tensile
42
What part of local FM radio station is considered to be the input?
The listener's radio
The FM waves
The music at the radio station
The listener
43
Uses natural and recycled materials; is off-the-grid, and reduces reliance on public utilities.
Structural insulated panels
Earthship
Insulated concrete forms
Adobe
44
Telemedicine allows hospitals to optimize the use of their personnel by
allowing them to take more vacation days
allowing outside specialists to view patient x-rays
outsourcing all possible work
cross training doctors, nurses, and maintenance workers
45
Which of the personal characteristics below does NOT influence engineering design
resourcefulness
ability to visualize
creativity
sensitivity
46
In the systems model, if a friend talks back to a friend on a cell phone, the response is
output
input
process
feedback
47
Most significant result of the development of windmills and waterwheels?
Rise and Fall of Feudalism
Beginning of industrialization
Humans no longer had to use their muscles to move machines
Polulatiry of money and capitalism
48
A trade-off is a desired result that is
granted ahead of other desired results
forfeited solely due to high cost
forfeited in favor of other desired results
spun off to form a new company
49
Identified limitations on the design of a product or system are the
trade-offs
constraints
criteria
efficiencies
50
Setting up auto pay on an electric bill is an example of what type of communication?
machine to human
human to human
machine to machine
human to machine
51
Which provides information to adjust its function according to the provided information?
input
feedback
process
output
52
The mathematical formula for the volume of a pyramid is:
V = area of base x 1/3 perpendicular height
V = cube of diameter x .5236
V = length x width x height
V= square of diameter x length x .7854
53
What heat-resistant material would be good to protect the outer skin of a spacecraft?
plastic
ceramic
metal
semiconductor
54
Mathematical models allow engineers and designers to express ideas:
physically
conceptually
precisely
randomly
55
A systemic application of mathematical, scientific, and technical principles is:
engineering design
psychological design
sociological design
scientific design
56
Mathematical modeling aids in technological design by simulating how:
designs should be used
a solution should be designed
a proposed system might behave
physical models should be built
57
The role of transportation in other industries such as agriculture is
vital
somewhat important
not important
very important
58
The Scientific Method is A/An:
defined linear procedure
Undefined linear procedure
Defined circular procedure
undefined circular procedure
59
Design portfolios, design journals, drawings, and schematics are all used to:
communicate
test
evaluate
optimize
60
Technology transfer occurs when . . .
One society deems product unethical
Innovation used for one purpose is used for another purpose
An innovation is used in different time periods
one society uses a product from another society
61
Which of the following situations is not considered part of telemedicine?
videoconferencing
remote monitoring of vital signs
transmission of digital images
word processing
62
System produces, processes, and distributes food, fiber, fuel, chemical, and other products.
Telemedicine
Construction
Agriculture
Energy and Power
63
Troubleshooting diagrams are used to tell the user . . .
How to list the size and tolerances of the parts
How to use and maintain a system/product
Where to repair the product
How to list of the product parts
64
Manufacturing production systems can be classified as
natural, batch, and continous
customized, synthetic, and continuous
customized, batch, and natural
customized, batch, and continuous
65
In non verbal communication system, what is an emoticon?
an icon that empresses emotion
a type of Braille used in public buildings
a symbol used to warm about harmful emissions
a symbol used for traffic control
66
Data is collected during
evaulating
refinement
testing
optimization
67
Engineers, architects, and others who engage in design to solve practical problems use
scientific knowledge and mathematical applications
mathematical applications and intuition
intuition and parental advise
scientific knowledge and parental advice
68
Structural insulated panels have the ability to insulate and
conduct eletricity
act as a concrete form
collect rainwater
support weight
69
Which Information Age device does not process and exchange information?
GPS Receiver
Laptop
Electric-Powered Vehicle
iPod
70
An example of mathematics being used in medicine is. . .
taking a blood sample
the mixing of prescription med
setting a broken bone
taking an x-ray image
71
For a band concert, which device would be considered to be the decoder?
cd recorder
microphone
speaker
amplifier
72
Isometric, oblique, perspective, and orthographic are different types of:
modeling techniques
mathematical models
technical sketches/drawings
mathematical processes
73
Identified elements and features of a product or system are the
contraints
trade-offs
efficiencies
criteria
74
When designers made compromises, the result is often:
additional criteria
a trade-off
increased efficiency
more constraints
75
When designed engineering solutions, which is NOT necessary?
CAD systems
engineering principles
properties of materials
scientific laws
76
Materials are classified according to the properties of
thermal, radiant, and nuclear
mechanical, thermal, and electrical
thermal, radiant, and electrial
mechanical, radiant, and nuclear
77
Conceptual, physical and mathematical models are used to:
determine trade-offs
train designers
evaluate design solutions
define criteria for a solution
78
Engineering design principles are used to evaluate designs according to flexibility, and
historical significance
ethics
economics
proportion
79
The light in the refrigerator no longer turns on when someone opens the door. What's wrong?
Operator error
Improper use of refrigerator
Faulty door hinge
Poorly designed circuit
80
A store's structure is enclosed and the utilities installed. The next step in construction is
building the framework
preparing the site
setting foundations
finishing the exterior
81
A prototype is a model that
that looks exactly as the final solution but not functional
performs exactly as the final solution will
does not meet the stated contraints
does not meet the stated criteria
82
When designing engineering solutions to problems, which is NOT considered?
scientific laws
engineering principles
CAD systems
properties of materials
83
Which is an output of an email communication system?
The modem used for an Internet connection
The sent email
The computer used by the person sending the email
The person sending the email
84
Agricultural businesses must do three things
produce, process, and market
manufacture, distribute, market
process, manufacture, market
produce, process, distribute
85
By defining the problem, the designer clearly identifies what humans:
like and don't like
like and want
like or want
need or want