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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A brainstorming session should end
After all the ideas have been discussed
Information
Physics
Food

2. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
All building related works
Implementers
Design alone
Physics

3. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
All the documentation
Design alone
Food
Design and reproduction

4. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
After all the ideas have been discussed
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Electricity

5. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Salaries of the personnel
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

6. Determine whether the following task involves analysis - design or reproduction: Find a way to produce bar- coded badges that can be handed out to the attendees of a technical conference.
All building related works
Relates to
Design alone
Design and reproduction

7. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Not
All the documentation
Advisors

8. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Physics
All the documentation
Not
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

9. Determine whether the following task involves analysis - design or reproduction: Find a way to prevent people from burning their hands while removing a bagel from a toaster oven
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Design alone
All the documentation

10. Determine whether the following task involves analysis - design or reproduction: Find the best dimensions of a 16- oz soup can so that a packing box for 24 cans has the smallest volume
Analysis alone
Food
All
Design and reproduction

11. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Decision - makers
All
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Food

12. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Co- workers
Design and reproduction
Implementers
All the documentation

13. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Chemistry
Analysis alone
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

14. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
Analysis alone
Physics
After all the ideas have been discussed
Decision - makers

15. Describes the engineering experience
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Co- workers
Salaries of the personnel
Analysis alone

16. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
All building related works
Data
Relates to

17. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Physics
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
effectively communicate
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

18. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
All the documentation
Salaries of the personnel
Design alone
Electricity

19. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
All the documentation
All
document
effectively communicate

20. Describes engineering knowledge
Salaries of the personnel
All the documentation
Data
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

21. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
Negative results and design failures
Implementers
Relates to
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

22. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Advisors
Data
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order

23. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Not
Chemistry
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Salaries of the personnel

24. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
Co- workers
All the documentation
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
document

25. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
Information
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
All the documentation
effectively communicate

26. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
document
Implementers
All the documentation

27. The five elements of team building include
Chemistry
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Relates to
Food

28. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
document
Advisors
Design and reproduction
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

29. The relationships among data is known as...
Information
Implementers
Design alone
Physics

30. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
All the documentation
Data
All
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

31. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
Data
Physics
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

32. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Information
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Not
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

33. Which of the following is not an engineering field
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Physics
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it