Design and Modeling Mid Semester Assessment

A measuring tool with two adjustable "jaws" used to measure the thickness or diameter of an object.

• meter stick

• ruler

• T-square

• caliper

What is the purpose of using criteria in the engineering profession?

• Provides working conditions for engineers

• Provides education opportunities for students interested in engineering

• Provides requirements or specifications that designs/products must follow

• None of the above

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A limit or restriction to a design process. Could include appearance, funding, space, materials, time, and human capabilities.

• Constraint

• Function

• Feature

• Edit

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Why is a design brief an important tool to use in the design process?

• A design brief organizes your sketches, models, and brainstorming

• A design brief is used to identify the criteria, constraints, and deliverables.

• A design brief is a tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria

• A design brief is an iterative problem-solving strategy that designers follow to come up a with a solution to a problem.

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Making changes to an existing product is called what?

• Invention

• Innovation

• Discovery

• Design

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Which of the following would be an example of an invention?

• Sony releasing Playstation 4

• Televisions that use less electricity

• Cars that run on alternative fuels

• A new medicine to cure the common cold

The use of a computer to assist in the process of designing a part, circuit, building, etc.

• PLTW

• CAD

• Mockup

• Fabricate

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A visual, physical, mathematical, or computational accurate representation of an object or design.

• Model

• Profile

• Design

• Feature

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The decimal-based measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight/mass.

• Denominator

• Metric System

• US Standard System

• Measuring System

What unit of measurement would you use to estimate the length of your classroom?

• centimeter

• meter

• kilometer

• millimeter