TED 1.3

A company surveyed college students to determine their needs and wants for a new portable computer accessory. Once the data was gathered, the company began designing the accessory to specifications determined by the data. This is an example of:

• research and development.
• consumer marketing.
• strategic design.
• design and development.

Government helps inventors and innovators of technology protect and control the use of their ideas for a limited time by giving them a:

• Patent

• Tax Rebate

• Grant

• Trademark

The effect of a product that has become popular that is unexpected and possibly negative on society

• Unintended Side-effect
• Technology Transfer
• Trade-off
• Intended Side-effect

The introduction of fast-food restaurants into the American way of life has had both positive and negative impacts. One negative impact is the belief that such restaurants have played a role in increasing the number of overweight people. This is an example of a/an:

• anticipated effect.

• trade-off.

• intended effect.

• unintended effect.

Which is not a trade-off when selecting a resource for a design?

• Exchange one resource for another

• Giving up on a benefit for a more desirable one

• Compromising between the benefits of resources to achieve results

• Substituting different approaches

A positive effect of transportation technology has been the ability to distribute goods to areas where they are not manufactured. A negative effect has been linked to the illegal dumping of used tires. This is an example of a/an:

• anticipated effect.

• trade-off.

• intended effect.

• unintended effect.