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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Data
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Co- workers

2. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
effectively communicate
Decision - makers
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

3. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
Data
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
All
document

4. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Implementers
Food
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
All building related works

5. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
Food
Implementers
document
All building related works

6. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Advisors
Negative results and design failures
Decision - makers
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

7. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
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
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

8. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Design and reproduction
Co- workers
Decision - makers
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

9. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Design and reproduction
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Not
After all the ideas have been discussed

10. 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
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Design alone
Not

11. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Data
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Salaries of the personnel
Electricity

12. Describes the engineering experience
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Co- workers
Information
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

13. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
Implementers
All
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Electricity

14. A brainstorming session should end
After all the ideas have been discussed
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Not
Physics

15. 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
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design and reproduction
Analysis alone
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

16. The five elements of team building include
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Electricity
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

17. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Decision - makers
Relates to
document

18. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
All building related works
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Chemistry
Data

19. Which of the following is not an engineering field
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Analysis alone
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Physics

20. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
document
All the documentation
Physics
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

21. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
All the documentation
Design and reproduction
Electricity
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

22. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Negative results and design failures
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Physics

23. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
All the documentation
Relates to
Decision - makers

24. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Data
Food
Negative results and design failures
document

25. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
All
Salaries of the personnel
document
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

26. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Decision - makers
Food
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Co- workers

27. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
Negative results and design failures
Not
Implementers
Design and reproduction

28. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
Electricity
effectively communicate
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Information

29. 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.
Design and reproduction
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
document

30. The relationships among data is known as...
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
effectively communicate
All building related works
Information

31. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Chemistry
Data
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

32. Describes engineering knowledge
All building related works
Negative results and design failures
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
After all the ideas have been discussed

33. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Data
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Advisors