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WorksheetsFinal EDPS SG2
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is automatically a presentation failure and loss of audience attention when using PowerPoint presentation software?
a)
Reading the PowerPoint from the screen
b)
Blanking the screen
c)
Using
audio-visuals
d)
Using 26 point or
larger text
2.
What type of career would a Mechanic be considered as?
a)
Professional
b)
Blue Collar
c)
Unskilled
d)
White Collar
3.
What is a system of moral principles that apply to the practice of engineering, and examines and sets the obligations of engineers to society, to their clients, and to the profession?
a)
Engineering
Ethics
b)
Engineering
Skills
c)
Engineering
Techniques
d)
Engineering Parameters
4.
What would best describe a scientist?
a)
One who
designs, creates, and builds solutions
b)
One who works
with formulas to develop and understand mathematical principles used to analyze
data
c)
One who researches and experiments to learn about the
natural and physical world
d)
One who uses
carpentry tools to frame residential houses
5.
What was the navigational system developed by NASA and MIT (running on 2 kb of RAM and 36 kb of programming) that orchestrated 6 Lunar/Earth landings and gave rise to today’s compact digital computers?
a)
Apollo Guidance Computer
b)
Johnson Space Center
Navigator
c)
Voyager
Deliverance Computer
d)
Lunar Module Computer
6.
According to Marie Thursby, engineering technology has long been the key to US growth and prosperity, but today, only 4.4% of American undergraduate degrees are in engineering, while 13% are in European and 23% are in Asian countries. What might be a result of this American decline?
a)
The best engineers
may not want to work in America
b)
The best
employment opportunities for U.S. educated engineers may not be in America
c)
The best educational
institutions for engineering may not be in America
d)
All the above
7.
What is NOT one of the three types of patents?
a)
Device
b)
Utility
c)
Design
d)
Plant
8.
You need to design a robot that can pick up as many objects from the floor and deposit the payload on a shelf 2 feet in the air with a time limit of 2 minutes. What part of the design cycle is this a description of?
a)
Prototyping
b)
Problem
Identification
c)
Brainstorming
d)
Analysis
9.
What would be defined as mass per unit volume (kg/m3 or lb/ft3)?
a)
Force
b)
Buoyancy
c)
Gravity
d)
Density
10.
What is a naturally occurring force that resists relative motion between an object and the fluid surrounding it – always acts opposite to the direction of vehicle movement?
a)
Buoyancy
b)
Weight
c)
Drag
d)
Thrust
11.
What is an electronic erasable programmable read only memory chip?
a)
CPROM
b)
EPROM
c)
EEPROM
d)
CPU
12.
What are wire nuts primarily used for?
a)
Permanent wire connections when filled with water proofing substance
b)
Semi-permanent wire connections
c)
Temporary wire to bolt connections
d)
Temporary relay to
switch connections
13.
You are tasked with creating an ROV and given 3 months to do it. What might be a goal to formulate to help insure the successful completion of the task?
a)
Set milestones within the timeline
b)
Set A $2,000
budget
c)
Make everything
recycled
d)
Implement a
laissez-faire work attitude
14.
What type of funding parameter should be accounted for on an ROV project?
a)
Materials cost
b)
Donations
c)
R&D costs
d)
All the above
15.
A city is taking bids for an ROV salvage mission in a local lake. You decide to not use any hydraulics as a selling point. What type of constraint will you be placing on your designers?
a)
Legal
b)
Environmental
c)
Ethical
d)
Aesthetic
16.
Your ROV payload system did not perform acceptably. Your team has decided to go back to step 2 of the Design Cycle and begin a free flow ideation process once again to come up with alternative solutions. What will your team be doing?
a)
Complaining
b)
Storytelling
c)
Brainstorming
d)
Bragging
17.
Your team has proposed 3 seemingly good design solutions for a claw on your ROV. How might you test and evaluate the solutions?
a)
Build mockups
b)
Experiment
with each
c)
Perform an intense critical design review
d)
All the above
18.
The illustration is an example of what kind of analysis?
a)
Modeling
b)
Statistical
c)
Design Matrix
d)
Decision Tree
19.
What kind of information is needed in order to predict a design solution’s performance?
a)
Component specs
b)
Manufacturing history
c)
Mock up tests
d)
All the above
20.
You are designing a motor mount to be produced in a 3D printer, but you need a diameter of the motor. What would be an acceptable tool to use for measurement?
a)
Micrometer Calipers
b)
Engineering Scale
c)
Architect Scale
d)
Multi-meter
21.
What is a good continuity check indication?
a)
Zero ohms
b)
12v
on a 12v system
c)
Infinite ohms
d)
Zero amps
22.
A 25 amp maximum rated system should have which of the following?
a)
25 amp in-line fuse
on the positive pole of the battery input
b)
20 amp in-line fuse
on the negative pole of the battery input
c)
25 amp parallel fuse across the positive and negative poles
of the battery input
d)
25 amp in-line fuse on the circuit’s positive output
23.
What is Green wire is generally used to designate in AC Circuits
a)
Negative
b)
Ground
c)
Hot
d)
Neutral
24.
What is the proper use of a multi-meter?
a)
Never put the meter
in series when measuring amperage
b)
Never put the meter
in parallel when measuring voltage
c)
Never apply circuit power when measuring
resistance
d)
Never connect the
black lead into the common port
25.
What is a white wire generally used to designate in AC Circuits?
a)
Ground
b)
Hot
c)
Neutral
d)
Nothing special
26.
What is that system of materials and devices that aids or provides for the electrical functions of a robot?
a)
Thrust System
b)
Control System
c)
Electrical System
d)
Relay System
27.
What must you plan for when developing the structure of an ROV?
a)
All the system
attachments and modules
b)
The size constraints
c)
The types of
materials available
d)
All the above
28.
Which teamwork role would most likely say, “That’s a great idea!”
a)
Compromiser
b)
Leader
c)
Encourager
d)
Ideas Person
29.
What is a team leader’s appropriate response when a member of the team has not been doing his assigned job?
a)
Force him off the
team
b)
Tell everyone how
useless he is
c)
Immediately replace
him
d)
Seek information
30.
Where should the electrostatic film to a 3D printer be stored?
a)
Cool dry place
b)
Warm humid place
c)
Magnetic flux place
d)
Chemical hazard
storage cabinet
31.
What is a good budgetary strategy?
a)
Tally
everything up at the end of the project
b)
Keep an accurate running BOM
c)
Have an inept budget
manager
d)
Assume it’s
all taken care of
32.
If the technical performance on your latest ROV evaluation was unacceptable, will require significant changes, and did not meet a Threshold requirement what would the risk assessment be according to the matrix?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
33.
What must be accounted for in the analysis and critique of the results of an ROV design project?
a)
Mission Performance
b)
Technical Documentation
c)
Teamwork
d)
All the above
34.
You are going to start writing a Technical Report detailing your finished engineering project and all the stages it went through, what is the number one primary source of information when writing an engineering technical report?
a)
Teacher
b)
Engineering notebook
c)
Team members
d)
Google
35.
What is a generic term for any attachment on the end of a robot arm, such as grippers, torches, and sprayers?
a)
Manipulators
b)
End
Effectors
c)
Claws
d)
Gauges
36.
What is the basic difference between pneumatics and hydraulics?
a)
The amount of voltage needed for actuation
b)
The torque needed for critical mass
c)
The type of fluid they use
37.
What is a replica that is made to the actual size of the finished product, but not necessarily of the actual materials or that is totally functional, so as to gain production problem insights?
a)
Prototype
b)
Scaled-down model
c)
Model
d)
Full-scale model
38.
What is the area on an ROV or submersible that is a flexible, open and configurable space where samples and/or sampling equipment may be carried?
a)
Sample Containment
b)
Front Porch
c)
Overflow Area
d)
Head
39.
What is a term for flat calm water, generally perfect for diving submersibles?
a)
Small Compact
Electric
b)
Hybrid Vehicle
c)
Glider
d)
Structurally Reliant
40.
What is generic term for any manipulator that can pick up objects
a)
Claw
b)
Grabber
c)
Gripper
d)
Accumulator
41.
What is that system of materials and devices that aids or provides for the connecting of components together?
a)
Structure System
b)
Hardware System
c)
Connection System
d)
Joint System
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