Technology design process quiz

The technology design process is sometimes called what?

• scientific method

• prototype

• engineering design process

• research

The first step of the engineering design process is ?

• communicate results

• identify a need or problem

• build a prototype

• research materials

What was one problem of designing the mouse have initally?

• the plastic used did not hold up after wear

• the design was too big for most people

• dirt easily became trapped in the mechanism

• it was too small

The next step of the design process was to do what?

• design a solution

• build a prototype

• research the problem

• test your prototype

T or F The ball inside the mouse jammed easily in the original design.

• True

• False

T or F The best design is the one that meets the needs and has the most negative characteristics.

• True

• False

What is brainstorming?

• Building a prototype

• activity that helps generate ideas

• communicate the results

• test the prototype

What are constraints?

• any factor that limits or restricts a design.

• positive outcomes of the design

• something that will help the design

These were some constraints for the mouse design exempt what?

• the ball inside the mouse was made of smooth material

• the strength of the material used

• the cost of the material used

• perfect size

What is a trade-off?

• a constraint

• exchange of one benefit is given up for another

• a prototype

• a question