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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Decision - makers
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design and reproduction
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

2. The five elements of team building include
All
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Advisors
All the documentation

3. 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
Physics
Implementers
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Analysis alone

4. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
Data
Implementers
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

5. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Relates to
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design alone
Implementers

6. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
document
Relates to
Co- workers

7. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Physics
Analysis alone
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Food

8. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
effectively communicate
Information
Decision - makers
Negative results and design failures

9. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
All building related works
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Decision - makers
Salaries of the personnel

10. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
document
All
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

11. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
All the documentation
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
All building related works
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

12. Describes engineering knowledge
Advisors
After all the ideas have been discussed
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

13. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
All
Electricity
Relates to
Analysis alone

14. 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
effectively communicate
Design alone
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Implementers

15. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Chemistry
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

16. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
After all the ideas have been discussed
Data

17. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Advisors
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Chemistry

18. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
Analysis alone
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Salaries of the personnel
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

19. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
After all the ideas have been discussed
All the documentation
Decision - makers
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

20. A brainstorming session should end
Negative results and design failures
After all the ideas have been discussed
Chemistry
Analysis alone

21. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Food
Design and reproduction
effectively communicate
Salaries of the personnel

22. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Data
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Electricity

23. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Chemistry
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

24. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
Design and reproduction
Decision - makers
Analysis alone
Advisors

25. Which of the following is not an engineering field
All the documentation
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Physics
Decision - makers

26. Describes the engineering experience
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Not
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Data

27. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
effectively communicate
Data
Food

28. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
Implementers
Information
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Co- workers

29. The relationships among data is known as...
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Salaries of the personnel
Information
Design and reproduction

30. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
All building related works
Co- workers
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

31. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
After all the ideas have been discussed
Negative results and design failures
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
All

32. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
All building related works
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Food
Salaries of the personnel

33. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Not
Analysis alone
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
effectively communicate