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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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Answer 33 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
Information
All the documentation
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Relates to

2. 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
Electricity
Design alone
document
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

3. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Chemistry
Food
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Relates to

4. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Physics
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Salaries of the personnel

5. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
effectively communicate
Physics
Decision - makers
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

6. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
Negative results and design failures
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
All

7. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Chemistry
After all the ideas have been discussed
Not
Salaries of the personnel

8. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Information
Design alone
Co- workers
Food

9. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Decision - makers
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Advisors

10. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Not
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Advisors
After all the ideas have been discussed

11. It is necessary to _______ in order to be a good engineer.
All building related works
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
effectively communicate
Advisors

12. Groups of people probably most interested in clear instructions?
Physics
Not
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Implementers

13. 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?
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Design alone
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

14. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Negative results and design failures
Advisors
Information

15. Which of the following is not an engineering field
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
Physics
All building related works
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

16. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
Analysis alone
Implementers
Electricity
All

17. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Co- workers
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
effectively communicate

18. Describes the engineering experience
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Physics
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

19. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
Relates to
document
All building related works
Chemistry

20. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Information
Implementers
Chemistry
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

21. 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
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Not
Analysis alone
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?

22. The five elements of team building include
After all the ideas have been discussed
Advisors
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Design and reproduction

23. A brainstorming session should end
Design alone
After all the ideas have been discussed
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Not

24. 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
Physics
Define - first cut - build - document - revise

25. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
Relates to
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
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

26. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
Implementers
document
Food
Design and reproduction

27. Describes engineering knowledge
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
Electricity
Data
Salaries of the personnel

28. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
All building related works
Implementers
Data
Advisors

29. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
All building related works
Electricity
All
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles

30. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Data
Analysis alone
Salaries of the personnel
Design alone

31. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Food
Salaries of the personnel
Not
Chemistry

32. The relationships among data is known as...
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
Electricity
Information
Analysis alone

33. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
All
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Negative results and design failures
Relates to