FoT Post-Test Study Session

________ is when a designer must make a choice between a positive and negative impact.

Structural insulated panels have the ability to insulate as well as __________________.

Which of these personal characteristics does NOT influence the Engineering Design Process?

Identified elements and/or features of a product or system are the _____________.

Which of these constraints is NOT considered a physical constraint?

When designers make compromises during the enginerring design process, the result is often:

Crops grown on a farm are what type of resource?

Which of these occurs when an existing innovation is used in a different function?

Within a larger communication system, software that allows the user to read email is what type?

Currenty, the development of technology is largely driven by __________.

Which of the following communication formats has the potential to reach the largest audience?

Identified limitations to the design of a product or system are the ______________________.

Goal-directed research conducted by a company to design new inventions/innovations is called:

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are so closely related that progress in one area ___.

Engineers, architects and others use _____________________ to solve practical problems.

Conceptual, physical and mathematical models are used to:

Which of the following energy soures produces electricity using thermal energy?

Mathematical modeling aids in technological design by simulating how:

Design problems are ________ presented in a clearly defined form.

In the Engineering/Design process, design portfolios/journals, sketches and schematics are to:

During which phase of the Engineering design process is data NOT collected?

Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be _____ from one form to another.

Materials can be classified as ______________________.

When preparing to communicate a solution to a design problem, you must _______________.

What is the most significant result based on the development of wind mills and water wheels?

Digital photography is a technological development that occurred during the ________.

Which of the following is NOT normally included in the criteria of a design?

Sketching is a tool used in the creation of what type of model?

Efficiency in the manufacturing process was increased by the introdution of ______________.

_________ allows a product's designs from being copied or reproduced without permission.

Early in history, the creation of tools and machines was based on ____ vs scientific knowledge.

Using this system's model, when a student is speaking via a cell phone, the phone is:

The current rate of technological development is ________________.

A common computer software used to analyze data is a ____________________ software.

Mock-ups and prototypes are different types of ____________.

A characteristic of a 3D model that is not included in a 2D model is __________________.

Which of the following is not an impact that technology has on society?

Within a larger communication system, a computer keyboard is what type of device?

Engineering design principles are used to evaluate flexibility, balance, function and ________.

What event from the 1900's had the most impact on  technology? the development of ...

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the success or failure of a product?

Time, budget and safety are almost always considered to be _________________.

By defining the problem, the designer has clearly identified the following:

The systemic application of math, science and technical principles is known as the ___________.

Technology transfer occurs when:

Which of the following devices does NOT exchange information as its main function?

The Engineering Design Process follows:

The major forms of __ include thermal, optical, electrical, mechanical, chemical  and nuclear.

Which of the following scenarios is the least likely reason to REVERSE ENGINEER a device?

Which of the following items represents the original invention that computers are based upon?