NOCTI Pre Engineering Exam Study Guide

Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace & Structural

• What are the six simple machines?

• What are the major engineering fields?

• What role of OSHA is in the technical workplace?

• What are the roles of supplying and outsourcing?

Eye and ear protection, Safety Shoes, Masks and Hazardous material storage

• How to develop, test, and redesign prototypes?

• How to use appropriate safety equipment?

• How does AC and DC systems work and differ?

• How heat conductors and insulators work?

Convection - hot to cold (no direct contact); Radiation - to contact (vacuum); Conduction

• Three ways heat is transferred

• What role of OSHA is in the technical workplace?

• What are the roles of supplying and outsourcing?

• What are the attributes of common materials?

Turning - Lathe; Milling - makes square objects; Casting - turns liquid into mold; Welding - arc, spot, gas; Undercutting - welding reduce cross sectional strength; Finishing - painting

• How to solve problems using appropriate units in engineering systems?

• How to explain components of set up, machine, casting, molding, welding, and finishing?

• How to identify and properly use fasteners?

• How to explain the role and quality control in manufacturing?

V = IR^2; W = VI

• How to solve problems using vectoring to persist forces?

• How to calculate and describe the effect of resistance?

• How to identify what caused resistance in a fluid system?

• How to follow appropriate personal safety procedures?

Identify the need, research and gathering info, develop solution (alternative solutions), choose a solution (analysis), construct a prototype, test and evaluate

• What are the important principles of the problem solving process?

• What are the steps in the design process?

• What are the roles of supplying and outsourcing?

• How to identify electrical components and their functions?

Communication, Common goal, Vision, Find a good team

• How to develop, test, and redesign prototype?

• How to convert between Celsius and Farenheit?

• How to contribute to a team project?

• How to use appropriate safety eqiupment?

1. Research - making new discoveries and finding uses
2. Development - production of a function able device/process
3. Design - optimizing/making easier to produce/improving performance
4. Production/Testing - mass production + quality control
5. Construction - Production on a site
6. Operations - managing facilities and networks
7. Sales - consumer creator link, creating a market
8. Management - using background for managing
9. Consulting - solving problems

• What type of education is required to be an engineer?

• What are the steps in the design process?

• What major functions do engineering perform?

• How to estimate and measure the size of objects using SI and US units?

Bar graph - qualitative; Histogram - Quantitative

• How to solve problems using vectoring to persist forces?

• How to develop, test, and redesign prototypes?

• How to convert between Celsius and Farenheit?

• How to express data in tables, graphs, and charts?

1. Bachelors degree at a credited school (ABET or CAEB)
2. Exams - Fundamentals of Engineering test - Engineering in Training (EIT)
3. Practice for 4 years - principles and practice exam - licensed engineer

• How to measure with percussion to olds and instruments?

• How to use insulation to minimize heat flow?

• How to estimate and measure the size of objects using SI and US units?

• What type of education is required to be an engineer?