Engineering Technology Foundations Sample

An occupation that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the naturally built environment including public works such as bridges, canals, roads, dams, airports, sewage systems, structural components of buildings and railways is called:

• civil engineering

• electrical engineering

• mechanical engineering

• environmental engineering

In their profession, each individual engineer is responsible for:

• the choices of their employer

• the decisions of the National Society of Professional Engineers

• their own ethical conduct

• the actions of their client

Respiratory PPE is most important when:

• using wood glue

• sanding down surfaces

• using power tools

• maintaining equipment

Recognizing the strength of others is required for:

• ensuring popularity with the employees

• getting everyone on the team to agree

• being a good team leader

• becoming a technical expert in your field

The manufacturing process called "casting" is achieved by:

• 3D printing with ABS filament

• machining the material on a CNC

• forcing liquid plastic into a mold

• pouring molten metal into a mold

A quality control chart can be used to graph how accurately sample production part measurements meet:

• specifications

• matrices

• calculations

• preferences

When a micrometer reads 2.468 inches for a hole that is to be bored to 2.473 inches the hole is considered:

• 0.003 in oversize

• 0.003 in undersize

• 0.005 oversize

• 0.005 undersize

What type of software should be used to communicate key points to the client during a meeting?

• spreadsheet

• web browser

• word processing

• presentation

A parts library in a CAD program makes it more efficient to:

• create a BOM

• find parts suppliers

• add commonly used parts/components to a drawing

• insert unique parts/components to a drawing

By using a spreadsheet for reporting data, an engineer can produce:

• new designs for the future

• tables, charts, graphs, visual formats

• sales brochures

• voluminous reports