PreE 2 Engineering and Society

Technology refers to

• computers, software, and computer peripherals
• changing the natural world to satisfy needs
• tools used by engineers to design systems
• pre-engineering courses taken in high school

When looking at large-scale problems, engineers should focus on

• the scientific aspects
• ethical aspects
• economic aspects
• legal aspects

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Engineering

• began as a twentieth-century invention
• has always been a human activity
• is a field first developed in Europe
• began with Alexander Graham Bell

Engineers help design things that are

• practical and useful in our lives
• only useful to scientists
• too specialized to be useful
• not practical or economical

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One of the biggest challenges of engineering is to

• raise the standard of living while using natural resources
• keep the standard of living the same while sustaining natural resources
• keep the standard of living the same while using natural resources
• raise the standard of living while sustaining natural resources

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Engineering decisions must take into consideration

• internal systems
• natural systems
• man-made systems
• future systems

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Sustainable development is linked to

• basic needs
• freedom
• nutrition
• world peace

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Which of these influences our values regarding water

• culture
• cost
• cleanliness
• Family

Engineering achievements can have

• mistaken consequences
• unrealistic consequences
• no consequences
• unintended consequences

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When we use water we

• decrease its quality
• increase its quality
• do not affect its quality
• improve its quality

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