Engineering and Design Quiz

John is a professional who uses his knowledge in technology and science to solve practical problems. What is John's profession?

• A designer who designs a variety of things

• An engineer who uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

• An artist who creates drawings or uses visual cues to organize their work

• A drafter who represents three-dimensional objects on a plane

John is a professional who is involved in the creation of various things. Based on this information, how would you define John's profession?

• A designer, as he designs a variety of things

• An engineer, as he uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

• An artist, as he creates drawings or uses visual cues to organize his work

• An architect, as he represents three-dimensional objects on a plane

John is working on a new project and he needs to communicate his design intent and details. Which method should he use?

• A concept sketch

• A systematic problem-solving strategy

• A method of representing three-dimensional objects on a plane

• Information about how to improve something to better meet a goal

Imagine you are an architect. What would you call the process you use to develop possible solutions for a building design?

• A graphical representation of an idea that communicates design intent and details

• A systematic problem-solving strategy used to develop possible solutions

• A method of representing three-dimensional objects on a plane

• Information about how to improve something to better meet a goal

You are an architect and you need to represent a three-dimensional building on a two-dimensional blueprint. What method would you use?

• You would become a person who designs a variety of things

• You would become a person who uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

• You would use orthographic projection

• You would become a person who represents three-dimensional objects on a plane

During a project review, John received some comments from his team members. In this context, what is feedback?

• A person who is equal to John in social standing or age

• A person who uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

• Information about how John can improve his project to better meet the team's goal

• A systematic problem-solving strategy used by John to develop possible solutions

John and Peter are in the same grade at school. In this context, what is Peter to John?

• A person who designs a variety of things

• A person who is equal to John in social standing or age

• A person who creates drawings or uses visual cues to organize their work

• A person who represents three-dimensional objects on a plane

Imagine you are working on a project. What would you understand by goal-referenced feedback in this context?

• A person who designs a variety of things related to the project

• A person who uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems in the project

• A person who creates drawings or uses visual cues to organize their project work

• Feedback that focuses on the goal or purpose of the project work

Consider a team working on a software project. What does it mean when they say they are using a 'feedback loop'?

• A team member who designs a variety of features for the software

• A team member who uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve software-related problems

• An iterative series of steps the team repeats until the software reaches its best, finished product

• A team member who represents three-dimensional objects on a software plane

You are conducting a survey on the average monthly income of families in your city. You know that not every family you survey will have the exact average income. What is the margin of error in this context?

• The range of values in which the income measurements are tolerated

• The degree of closeness of income measurements to the actual average income

• The degree to which repeated income measurements show the same result

• A subset of a population