Unit 3 Pretest Engineering, technology and society

The data table lists characteristics of 4 different materials.

What material would you most likely use if you were an electrician and wanted to connect a light o the source of electricity in a home?

• Material A

• Material B

• Material C

• Material D

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What is the best example of the designed world?

• desert

• city

• mountain

• rainforest

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Which of the following is the best example of a technology changing over time in response to a social problem?

• cell phones being redesigned to feature different colors, shapes, and ring tones

• personal computers becoming smaller while being able to perform more operations

• solar cells becoming more widespread to generate electricity without burning fossil fuels

• video editing software being created to take advantage of increasing numbers of people who own digital cameras

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When designing technology, designers must consider factors that limit the design.

What are these factors called?

• trade-offs

• constraints

• prototypes

• methodical thinking

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Which of the following is the best example of the interdependence between technology and the environment?

• The invention of the telephone allowed people to communicate over very long distances.

• The invention of the automobile resulted in increased air pollution from vehicle emissions.

• The invention of the steam engine helped to pave the way for the invention of the internal combustion engine.

• The invention of photographs and motion pictures gave people the opportunity to experience places they could not actually visit.

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Which of the following is the best example of an adaptive technology?

• a dialysis machine cleans the blood of a person suffering from kidney failure

• a computer provides a person with a place to store her music and document

• a pick-up truck helps a person to transport heavy materials across long distances

• a microscope allows a person to study organisms that would otherwise be too tiny to see

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The following Pugh Chart lists characteristics of various types of transportation over a distance of 200 miles.

According to this chart, what is the best way to travel a distance of 200 miles?

• car

• train

• airplane

• walking

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Many people who have a disease called multiple sclerosis use drugs called interferons to help keep the disease at bay. Even though interferons give most people who take them flu-like symptoms, people still take them.

What best describes this scenario?

• a trade-off in which a certain benefit is lost to gain another benefit

• a trade-off in which a certain benefit is used to gain another benefit

• a trade-off in which a small negative effect is allowed to gain a large benefit

• a trade-off in which a small negative effect leads to a more significant negative effect

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A computer is a type of system, with many inputs and outputs. Which of the following is most directly responsible for outputs?

• mouse

• electricity

• printer

• keyboard

Which of the following is the best example of interconnected technological systems?

• A person swings a baseball bat to hit a baseball, then runs around the bases.

• A person rides a bicycle down a steep hill, which causes the bicycle to increase speed.

• A person selects the “Print” function on a computer, which causes a printer to print the person’s document.

• A person mixes several different ingredients to make a cake batter, then places the batter in the oven to bake.