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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Co- workers
After all the ideas have been discussed
Decision - makers
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order

2. Describes the engineering experience
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
All the documentation
Analysis alone
Chemistry

3. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Not
Food
Co- workers
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order

4. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
Advisors
Data
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Salaries of the personnel

5. The relationships among data is known as...
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Chemistry
Food
Information

6. Which of the following is not an engineering field
Relates to
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Physics

7. 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
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
All building related works
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Design alone

8. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
Data
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
effectively communicate

9. The five elements of team building include
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Physics
All
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

10. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
Co- workers
Advisors
All the documentation
Decision - makers

11. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Information
Food
Salaries of the personnel
Electricity

12. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
Physics
effectively communicate
All
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

13. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
Chemistry
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Decision - makers
Relates to

14. A brainstorming session should end
All building related works
Chemistry
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
After all the ideas have been discussed

15. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
All the documentation
Implementers

16. Describes engineering knowledge
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Design and reproduction
Chemistry

17. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
Electricity
document
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Negative results and design failures

18. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
All the documentation
Advisors
document
All

19. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Implementers
All the documentation
Salaries of the personnel

20. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
All building related works
Data
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Physics

21. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Analysis alone
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
All

22. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Design and reproduction
All building related works
Implementers

23. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Analysis alone
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

24. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Not
After all the ideas have been discussed
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

25. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Decision - makers
Implementers
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order

26. 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
Food
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Negative results and design failures

27. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Physics
Salaries of the personnel
Relates to
Food

28. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
Relates to
Implementers
Decision - makers
All

29. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Data
Negative results and design failures
Information

30. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Chemistry
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
After all the ideas have been discussed
Decision - makers

31. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
Physics
Negative results and design failures
Electricity
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

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
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
effectively communicate

33. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
document
Decision - makers
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Advisors