Design and Technology 70 question full curriculum

What should pupils do if they notice any defects in tools or machines?

• Ignore the defects

• Report the defects immediately

• Try to fix the defects themselves

• Continue using the tools or machines

What does the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 require employers to do?

• Ignore the safety of their employees

• Take all reasonable care to ensure the safety of their employees

• Allow employees to work without any safety measures

• Encourage employees to take risks

Which of the following is a correct safety rule for pupils in the workshop?

• Run in the workshop

• Wear loose clothing

• Wear sensible shoes

• Leave tools lying around

What colour are the safety signs that show things that must be done?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• Green

What does the word ‘automatic’, when referring to a product, mean to you?

• Requires manual operation

• Operates without human intervention

• Needs constant supervision

• Works only with a remote control

What are the three parts that can represent a system?

• Input, Process, Output

• Start, Middle, End

• Sensor, Controller, Actuator

• Signal, Response, Feedback

Describe the term ‘feedback’.

• Information sent to the input of a system

• A signal that stops the system

• A process that speeds up the system

• A method to start the system

What is the difference between an open loop and a closed loop control system?

• Open loop has feedback, closed loop does not

• Closed loop has feedback, open loop does not

• Both have feedback

• Neither has feedback

Make a list of the things that sensors can sense and measure.

• Light, Heat, Sound, Pressure, Tension, Position, Movement, Vibration, Speed

• Color, Taste, Smell, Texture, Weight, Volume, Density, Mass

• Length, Width, Height, Depth, Area, Perimeter, Volume, Surface Area

• Time, Date, Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, Second

Describe a sub-system.

• A smaller system within a larger system

• A system that operates independently

• A system that does not require feedback

• A system that is always malfunctioning