Section 1: Key Ideas In Design Technology

Which one of the following statements about automation is not true

• Automation can increase the efficiency of manufacturing
• Automation is the use of machines to carry out tasks automatically
• Automation can be used to manufacture a whole product
• Automation always requires a lot of input from humans

Give 3 reasons why a firm might prefer to use robots rather than human workers.

• Robots work faster
• Robots are cheaper
• Robots work with a higher accuracy
• Robots are too expensive
• Robots need to be maintained

Which one of the following is an approach to manufacturing designed to minimise the amount of resources used and waste produced?

• Computer Aided manufacturing
• Lean manufacturing
• Computer Aided Design
• Flexible manufacturing

What does CAD mean?

• Computers And Design
• Controlled And Designed
• Computer Aided Design
• Creating And Developing

Which if the following CAM machines does not subtract material?

• Die Cutter
• 3D Printer
• CNC router
• Laser Cutter

Here is a packaging net, which of the following CAM machines would be most suitable to manufacture this product?

• CNC router
• Laser cutter
• 3D printer
• CNC milling machine

Which of these measures would make a product more sustainable?

• Making it from recyclable material
• Increasing the distance between where it's made and where it's used
• Using more fossil fuels in its manufacture

Which of the following is true?

• Finite resources will eventually be used up, non finite resources can be replaced
• Non finite resources will eventually be used up, finite resources can be replaced

What is meant by design for maintenance ?

• Designing a product so that it's durable and it's parts can be easily maintained repaired or replaced
• Designing a product so that it requires minimal maintenance and will last a long period of time
• Designing a product that can be easily disposed of once it comes to the end of its life

Which of the following is not one of the six r's?

• Refuse
• Reuse
• Reduce
• Renew