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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. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
Decision - makers
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Information
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?

2. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Implementers
Data
Co- workers

3. Describes the engineering experience
Design alone
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Analysis alone
Design and reproduction

4. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
document
effectively communicate
Analysis alone

5. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Negative results and design failures
Implementers
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Design alone

6. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
Chemistry
Analysis alone
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Electricity

7. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
All the documentation
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Negative results and design failures
Physics

8. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
All the documentation
Implementers
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

9. The relationships among data is known as...
Food
Information
Data
Salaries of the personnel

10. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
Implementers
All
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design alone

11. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
After all the ideas have been discussed
Data

12. Describes engineering knowledge
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
effectively communicate
Advisors
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

13. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
All building related works
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Decision - makers
Chemistry

14. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
document
Data
Advisors

15. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
Decision - makers
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Co- workers
Implementers

16. 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
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Salaries of the personnel
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

17. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
Advisors
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Implementers
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

18. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
Electricity
All
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

19. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Salaries of the personnel
Electricity
Chemistry

20. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Analysis alone
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Relates to

21. 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
Not
Salaries of the personnel
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Design alone

22. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Design and reproduction
Salaries of the personnel
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

23. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Food
Decision - makers
Design and reproduction
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?

24. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
Design and reproduction
Salaries of the personnel
Relates to
Electricity

25. 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.
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Design and reproduction
Advisors
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

26. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Not
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Advisors

27. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Analysis alone
After all the ideas have been discussed

28. The five elements of team building include
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Information
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

29. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
document
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design alone
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

30. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Food
effectively communicate
Information

31. Which of the following is not an engineering field
Advisors
Physics
All the documentation
Implementers

32. 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
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

33. A brainstorming session should end
After all the ideas have been discussed
Salaries of the personnel
document
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?