Engineering Concepts Midterm Exam

A design team creates a new system, product, or process. This new system, product, or process is called a(n)

• design

• innovation

• invention

• technology

A design team who IMPROVES a system, product, or process THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

• design

• innovation

• invention

• technology

As a problems solver there will be requirements that need to be met in order to properly provide a solution. Select the 2 words that are synonymous to "requirements".

• limits

• criterion

• parameters

• restrictions

• constraints

As a problems solver, there will be parameters you should consider in order to properly provide a solution. Select the 3 words that are synonymous to "parameters".

• limits

• criterion

• constraints

• restrictions

• requirements

A PRELIMINARY model of something from which other forms are developed or copied.

• design

• invention

• prototype

• technology

A software company has identified the need for a larger computer processor for their research laboratory, but they do not have enough knowledge about how to create it.

What would be the next logical step engineers would take to design and produce this computer processor?

• Build a new type of laboratory

• Research current computer processor technology

• Build a prototype computer processor

A biomedical engineering company makes replacement body parts and organs. The company wants to redesign an organ so that it can be reused in more than one place in the human body.

After the company thinks of ideas, what is the next step in the design process?

• Build a prototype

• Define the problem

• Decide on the best solution

A group of mechanical engineers designed and constructed a flying 18 wheeler prototype. Their goal is for the 18 wheeler to transform into a flying 18 wheeler to bypass traffic when needed.

How will the mechanical engineers determine that the prototype they've built meets their design requirements?

• Have a test pilot fly the 18 wheeler from one location to another.

• See if the 18 wheeler can hover over the ground in flight for an extended time frame.

• Drive the 18 wheeler at 70 mph or faster on an interstate road during heavy traffic.

Civil Engineers plan on developing a new drill for use on suspension bridges. What should the engineers do first in order to develop the new drill?

• Conduct research on features for a new drill

• Determine the materials needed to build the new drill

• Build a prototype of the new drill

Petroleum engineers want to design a system of instruments that will evaluate temperatures in the ocean at a specific depth. They will use this information to predict ocean characteristics by region.

Before the petroleum engineers produce the first working (completed/perfected) version of the system, what should they do? Choose the best answer below.

• Improve the design of the system

• Evaluate the results of the system

• Build a prototype of the system