SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Technology Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The successful transmission of information through a common system of symbols - signs - behavior - speech - writing - or signals.
Communication
Multiview Drawing
Custom production
Machine
2. Material that is not found in nature (glass - concrete - and plastics)
Engineering Drawing
Design Brief
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Synthetic Material
3. To keep from falling or moving; support Lift is an upward force used to overcome gravity
Construction
Pulley
Hold
Thrust
4. Uses energy to produce power for motion
Separate
Engineering Design
Propulsion (vehicle)
Communication
5. Written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints; used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
Hold
Design Brief
Complex
Custom production
6. To push or drive quickly and forcibly
Thrust
Engineer
Quality Control
Gravity
7. Tools used to aid in the process of creating an engineering drawing.
Quality Control
Drawing Tools
Machine
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
8. Force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth.
Material
Manufacturing
Gravity
System
9. The systematic act or process of building - erecting - or constructing buildings - roads - or other structures.
Finishing
Construction
Drag
Prototype
10. A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Gravity
Engineering Design
Wedge
11. A manufacturing system that involves producing a limited quantity of a product to a customer's specifications.
Process
Wedge
Primary Processes
Custom production
12. Substance (chemical - biological - or mixed) that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Material
Suspension/Support
Vehical Guidance
Separate
13. A method of drawing views of an object as it is seen from different positions and arranged in a standard order
Engineering Design
Engineer
Prototype
Multiview Drawing
14. A rough drawing that represents the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Sketch
Hold
Design Brief
Multiview Drawing
15. Simple handheld artifacts that require human muscle power or air or electric power to make them work
Hand tool
Complex
Machine
Suspension/Support
16. The force that brings moving objects to rest - friction occurs when objects come in contact with each other
Design
Friction
Secondary Processes
Pulley
17. Making sure that quality remains high during manufacturing
Quality Control
Synthetic Material
Multiview Drawing
Inclined Plane
18. Is the use of knowledge - tools - and resources to help people solve problems.
Wheel and Axle
Design Brief
Technology
Lever
19. Work performed by an engineer -involves the knowledge of mathematical and natural sciences applied with judgment and creativity to develop ways to utilize materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.
Complex
Organism
Gravity
Engineering
20. An action that causes material to be removed
Cutting
Thrust
Engineer
Drag
21. A ridged bar that is free to pivot or rotate on a fixed point
System
Propulsion (vehicle)
Lever
Suspension/Support
22. Decision-making process that produces plans for products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
Design Process
Pulley
Propulsion (vehicle)
Design
23. Any technique that uses living organisms - or parts of organisms - to make or modify products - improve plants or animals - or to develop microorganisms for specific uses.
Biotechnology
Mass production
System
Design
24. A flat sloped surface
Inclined Plane
Vehicle Control
Process
Wedge
25. An individual self-sustaining unit of life or living material. Five forms of organisms: plants - animals - fungi - protists - and bacteria
Assembling
Drawing Tools
Organism
Multiview Drawing
26. The process of making a raw material into a finished product; especially in large quantities.
Screw
Hold
Energy
Manufacturing
27. Device with fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy in order to do work.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Sketch
Hold
Machine
28. The system that makes changes in speed and direction of a vehicle possible
Vehicle Control
Hand tool
System
Primary Processes
29. Machinesmade up of various combinations of simple machines
Gravity
Design Process
Communication
Complex
30. The resistance of an object to the flow of a fluid - such as air or water
Design Brief
Drag
Constraint
Organism
31. Systematic and creative application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends
Engineering Design
Secondary Processes
Friction
Machine
32. Two cylindrical objects fastened together that rotate on a common axis
Wheel and Axle
Friction
Design
Technology
33. Are processes that change raw materials into industrial materials
Inclined Plane
Primary Processes
Process
Engineering
34. Is the process by which part of a material is removed - usually through cutting Separating uses tools to shear or machine away unwanted material
Separate
Gravity
Hold
Cutting
35. The system receiving information needed to operate the vehicle
Separate
Screw
Mass production
Vehical Guidance
36. A vehicular system that produces proper support for the weight of the vehicle and cargo
Finishing
Process
Suspension/Support
Inclined Plane
37. Increases our mechanical advantage and help us apply forces we could not provide with just our own strength.
Energy
Simple Machine
Hand tool
Wheel and Axle
38. A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
Finishing
Engineer
Assembling
Custom production
39. A limit to the design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance - funding - space materials - and human capabilities.
Drag
Simple Machine
Constraint
Complex
40. Is the process by which a material is chipped away to change its shape
Inclined Plane
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Finishing
Shaping
41. Human activities used to create - invent - design - transform - produce - control - maintain - and use products or systems
Sketch
Process
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Secondary Processes
42. Made of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it
Gravity
Pulley
Construction
Custom production
43. Coats or modifies the surface of parts or products to protect them - make them more appealing to the consumer or both
Inclined Plane
Design
Separate
Finishing
44. Brings materials and parts together to make a finished product
Shaping
Assembling
Communication
Wedge
45. The capacity for doing work
Energy
System
Vehical Guidance
Organism
46. The system by which the views of a multiview drawing are arranged in relation to each other
Cutting
Separate
Orthographic Projection
Hand tool
47. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal
Finishing
Biotechnology
Material
System
48. A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
Biotechnology
Prototype
Hold
Sketch
49. Process of designing on a computer.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Design
Constraint
Hand tool
50. A drawing created to communicate specific details about an object following specific design guidelines
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Thrust
Engineering Drawing
Propulsion (vehicle)