Y13DT HL 6, 8 and 10

This coffee maker design from the 1930s is considered a design classic and is still used today. Which of these factors may have contributed to its status as a classic design?

I. It could be mass produces easily
II. It was the dominant design for coffee makers for many years
III. It transcended its function by being used as decoration in many kitchens

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

The Dr. Martens boot is an iconic design which was first worn in Germany in 1945. With the invention of the air-cushioned sole, it was intended to be sold to women. In 1959, an English company bought the license and made some design changes, which included a distinctive yellow welt stitch, a two-tone grooved sole edge and a unique sole pattern.

The Dr. Martens boot is now worn by a diverse range of individuals all over the world. This constant presence in a changing context is known as...

• Affordance

• Obsolescence

• Omnipresence

• Personae

Which best describes the designer's approach for this 2015 Leica X digital camera?

• Retro-styling

• Psychological function

• Compromise

• Innovation

Being an ethical consumer means...

• selling products which were ethically produced and/or which are not harmful to the environment and society

• buying products which were ethically produced and/or which are not harmful to the environment and society

• producing products which were ethically produced and/or which are not harmful to the environment and society

• manufacturing products which were ethically produced and/or which are not harmful to the environment and society

The concept of decoupling refers to...

• deconstructing economic growth and environmental impact

• developing economic growth and environmental impact

• disconnecting economic growth and environmental impact

• dismantling economic growth and environmental impact

Datschefski's five principles of sustainable design are:

• Conscious
  Healthy
  Safe
  Energy saving
  Social

• Creative
  Solar
  Hygienic
  Environmental
  Educational

• Cyclic
  Solar
  Safe
  Efficient
  Social

• Cyclic
  Sanitary
  Friendly
  Safe
  Energetic

What is true of just-in-case (JIC) inventory management?

• Guarantees that products will be available

• Reduces inventory costs

• Enables lean production

• Efficient use of materials

Which waste is reduced by moving from just in case (JIC) to just in time (JIT) production?

• Waiting

• Defects

• Overproduction

• Transporting

A company wants to take a closer look at its strengths and weaknesses. In order to identify potential improvements to a production line, what is the best way to do this?

• Management analysis

• Workflow analysis

• Employment agreements

• Outsourcing

Which of the following is an example of how design can be included in computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)?

• Retrieval and storage of parts is organised by the system

• Production is tracked by computerised inventory control

• Functions are simulated in the virtual environment before prototypes are made

• Components are ordered and traced by the computer system