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Introduction To Engineering - 6

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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.
Analysis alone
After all the ideas have been discussed
Design and reproduction
Data

2. 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
Not
Analysis alone
Relates to
Co- workers

3. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of...
Data
Chemistry
All building related works
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order

4. Which of the following groups of people is probably most interested in methodolgy?
Food
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
Advisors

5. Raw facts and numbers are known as...
Data
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Design alone
All the documentation

6. 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
Design alone
Relates to
Electricity
Salaries of the personnel

7. Describes the engineering experience
Data
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?
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

8. Industrial engineers are concerned with _____ aspect of a product
Design and reproduction
Food
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
All

9. One person should not take over and be responsible for _______ on a project.
Not
effectively communicate
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools
All the documentation

10. An organizational chart usually does not contain the following
Salaries of the personnel
effectively communicate
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
After all the ideas have been discussed

11. Should be mentioned in technical reports; not only report the successes.
Co- workers
Negative results and design failures
effectively communicate
Data

12. Groups of people probably only interested in the big picture
Negative results and design failures
Decision - makers
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
Relates to

13. Chemical engineers apply the principles of which subject to the design of manufacturing and production systems
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Not
Chemistry
Physics

14. The proper method of correcting a logbook error is...
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Negative results and design failures
effectively communicate
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

15. It is important that each team member understand how his or her task ______ the responsibilities of the team as a whole.
Relates to
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
document
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

16. One of a professional engineer s responsibilities to his or her employer is to ______ his or her work.
Data
document
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

17. Agricultural engineers are involved in the large scale production of...
Food
document
Design and reproduction
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

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

19. Which of these sequences shows the correct order of steps in a design cycle?
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Design alone
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it

20. The relationships among data is known as...
Physics
Information
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb

21. Which of the following is not an engineering field
Negative results and design failures
Chemistry
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Physics

22. A Questions that would NOT be reasonable to ask in defining the overall objectives of a project
Co- workers
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?
All building related works
Information

23. Which of these questions would NOT be reasonable to ask in choosing a design strategy?
Physics
Relates to
Draw a line through the incorrect entry - date it and initial or sign it
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?

24. A brainstorming session should end
After all the ideas have been discussed
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error
All
Electricity

25. In the first year of your job who will most likely be your primary audience of written material?
Co- workers
Food
Salaries of the personnel
Chemistry

26. During brainstorming sessions one should ___ be cautious about putting forth ideas that are not carefully thought through.
Not
document
Co- workers
Do I like the task of defining the overall objectives?

27. The five elements of team building include
Co- workers
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Not
Relates to

28. Describes engineering knowledge
All the documentation
The body of methods - procedures - techniques and rules of thumb
Negative results and design failures
The body of facts - scientific principles and mathematical tools

29. Legitimate questions to ask to determine Does the Product Work?
Not
Defining clear roles - agreeing upon goals - defining procedures - developing effective interpersonal relationships - defining leadership roles
Data
Were all features tested when a new feature was added to be sure that all features interacted properly?

30. Electrical engineers are predominantly involved in the use and control of...
Relates to
Electricity
Define - first cut - build - document - revise
Not

31. Which of these characteristics pertain to a good engineer?
Which features are critical and which are only desirable?
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
Design and reproduction

32. A project timeline accomplishes the following
Shows the dates of the important milestones in chronological order
Salaries of the personnel
Relates to
Is never content to arrive at a set of design parameters solely by trial and error

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