Reverse Engineering Quiz

Which of these choices is NOT a step in reverse engineering?

• Visual analysis

• Production analysis

• Structural analysis

• Functional analysis

Which of these is NOT a component in a Black Box Model?

• Inputs

• Outputs

• Materials list

• Basic function

• Energy transformation

Which answer choice is a principle of visual design (rather than an element)?

• Space

• Proportion

• Color

• Value

How do you know that a design has symmetrical balance?

• The design is circular and repeats around a central point.

• The design is random and has no apparent balance.

• The design can easily be divided into two halves, but they are not visually similar to each other.

• The design can be divided into two halves that are nearly identical to each other.

Which reason for reverse engineering relates to finding out new information due to curiosity, espionage, etc.?

• Documentation

• Discovery

• Investigation

• Improvement

What outcome would you NOT expect if you reverse engineered a product to improve it?

• It might cost more to make

• It might be safer to use

• It might be faster to manufacture

• It might have improved features for the consumer

A company comes to you as an engineer. They want you to create documentation for a product that was destroyed. Which reason would this be for reverse engineering?

• Documentation

• Discovery

• Investigation

• Maintenance

Reverse-engineering the brain as one of the Grand Challenges for engineering which can have huge implications in the design of artificial intelligence. Which reason would this be for reverse engineering?

• Documentation

• Discovery

• Investigation

• Maintenance

A building has a walkway that falls and kills and injures many people. What would be the reason to reverse engineering the walkway?

• Documentation

• Discovery

• Investigation

• Maintenance

When starting reverse engineering, you first must do a non-destructive analysis to: identify the purpose of the product, make hypotheses of how the product works, and list inputs and outputs. What is this non-destructive analysis?

• Visual Analysis

• Function Analysis

• Structural Analysis