Technology and Engineering Trivia

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which part represents the FOUNDATION of the building?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which part represents the EXTERIOR WALL of the building?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which part represents the TERRACE of the building?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which part represents the ROOF of the building?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which answer BEST DESCRIBES the FOUNDATION?

• It is a flat surface that people can walk on, but it does not help to support the building.

• It is a part that the entire building is built upon, and it keeps the building from sinking into the ground.

• It is a vertical wall that blocks access and visibility, but it provides structure support for the building.

• It is a cover that protects the building, and it shields anything inside from sunlight and precipitation.

The diagram shows a building with four parts labeled W, X, Y, and Z. (Click the image to make it larger). Which answer BEST DESCRIBES the TERRACE?

• It is a flat surface that people can walk on, but it does not help to support the building.

• It is a part that the entire building is built upon, and it keeps the building from sinking into the ground.

• It is a vertical wall that blocks access and visibility, but it provides structure support for the building.

• It is a cover that protects the building, and it shields anything inside from sunlight and precipitation.

An iPad touch screen allows users to enter survey information online. Users have complained that the touch screen is too difficult to use because the system does not indicate when a choice as been selected.

These complaints are which element in the Universal Systems Model?

• inputs

• processes

• goals

• feedback

An iPad touch screen allows users to enter survey information online. Users have complained that the touch screen is too difficult to use because the system does not indicate when a choice as been selected.

Touching the screen is which element in the Universal Systems Model?

• inputs

• outputs

• goals

• feedback

Kira uses a KEYBOARD on a Chromebook to type a message into an instant messaging program. The PROCESSOR in her Chromebook runs the instant messaging program's commands. The Chromebook uses WI-FI to connect to the internet. Her friend Dax reads the message on her PHONE.

Which of the following correctly identifies the SOURCE of this communication?

• keyboard

• processor

• Wi-Fi

• phone

Kira uses a KEYBOARD on a Chromebook to type a message into an instant messaging program. The PROCESSOR in her Chromebook runs the instant messaging program's commands. The Chromebook uses WI-FI to connect to the internet. Her friend Dax reads the message on her PHONE.

Which of the following correctly identifies the TRANSMITTER of this communication?

• keyboard

• processor

• Wi-Fi

• phone