Introduction to Invention & Innovation

Decreasing the overall capabilities of a product or system in order to increase its ability to perform a more narrow or specific task very efficiently is known as?

• innovating
• inventing
• specialization of function
  

A desired specification of a product or system

• criteria
• constraint
• creativity

Human innovation in action that involves the generation of knowledge and processes to develop systems that solve problems.

• Technology
• Science
• Biology

The 1st step in the Engineering Design Process is to 

• brainstorm a solution
• refine the design
• define the problem

The final step in the Engineering Design Process is to 

• define the problem
• explore possibilities 
• refine the design

The development of technology is a _______activity and is the result of individual or collective needs and the ability to be creative

• human
• science
• technology

This is the ability or power to produce original thoughts or ideas based on reasoning and judgment

• Imagination
• Creativity
  
• Personal Attributes

This involves a set of steps that can be performed in different sequences and repeated when needed

• design
• test
• criteria

A(n) ____ is a human made object

• Prototype
• Natural Resource
• Artifact

True  or  False
During the 20th century, people began to increase their capability by innovating and inventing.

• true
• false