Unit 1 Quiz 2 review

Several college students want to design and build a solar-powered car. They have chosen a design. Which of the following should they do next to follow an engineering design process?

• Build a prototype of the car.

• Sell the design to a car company.

• Research the demand for solar-powered

  cars.

• Use the design to mass-produce solar-powered

  cars.

The development of computer simulations to model and test bridge designs has improved the safety of new bridges. Which of the following statements best explains why computer simulation has improved the safety of new bridges?

• Materials can be tested for defects

  before being purchased.

• Design flaws can be identified and

  corrected before construction.

• Plans can be sent electronically to

  other engineers for their review.

• D.

  Multiple types of building materials

  can be incorporated in one design.

During which of the following steps of the engineering design process would an engineer most likely use the Internet?

• identifying the problem

• constructing a prototype

• researching the problem

• selecting the best solution

A company is designing a new automobile brake system. After repeated testing of the brake system prototype, engineers presented a report to their company explaining that they discovered a major problem in the system.

Which of the following should the engineers do next?

• redesign the brake system

• build a full-scale version of the brake system

• identify the reasons for building the brake system

• evaluate the quality of the report about the brake system

In order to develop ideas for a basketball shoe, a design team visits three different shoe stores. What part of the design process is this?

• create a model
• research and generate ideas
• select an approach

Julie presented an idea for recycling empty milk cartons to her principal. If she followed the engineering design process, what was the first step in developing her idea?

• communicating the results of her research
• creating a prototype
• identifying the specific problem

Before releasing a new movie, the creator gives the movie to 200 people who provide feedback about the movie. What part of the Design Process does this scenario describe?

• testing and evaluation

• research and generate ideas

• select an approach

Which word best describes a constraint?

• option
• opportunity
• restriction

The engineering process begins

• when you brainstorm new ideas 
• creating an advertisment
• identifying the need or solution to a problem

It is important when brainstorming to:

• Limit your ideas to what is "real"
• Come up with as many ideas as possible
• Gravitate to a few ideas
• Keep it brief in time