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IED Unit 1 Key Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ is a group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking

a)

Brainstorming

b)

Creativity

c)

Criteria

d)

Design

2.

_______________ means capable of being shown as reasonable or merited according to accepted standards

a)

Justifiable

b)

Design process

c)

Design statement

d)

Design brief

3.

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem is known as ______________

a)

Justifiable

b)

Design process

c)

Design statement

d)

Design brief

4.

A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged is known as _________

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraint

5.

A limitation or restriction is also is a __________

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraint

6.

An ______________ is an improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something

a)

Innovation

b)

Invention

7.

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation is an ________________

a)

Invention

b)

Innovation

8.

A ______________ is a person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work

a)

Designer

b)

Engineer

9.

A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is known as ______________

a)

Designer

b)

Engineer

10.

A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained is a(n) _____________ process

a)

Iterative

b)

Justifiable

c)

Protoytpe

d)

Product

11.

A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments is a ___________

a)

Prototype

b)

Product

c)

Design

d)

Research

12.

The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence is also known as _______________

a)

Creativity

b)

Criteria

c)

Constraint

d)

Design

13.

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints is known as __________________

a)

Design brief

b)

Design project

c)

Design statement

d)

Design

14.

___________________ is an evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits and risks, understanding the trade-offs

a)

Assessment

b)

Assess

c)

Brainstorm

d)

Creativity

15.

A decorative pattern is a design

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made is not a design

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

____________________ is the recognition of an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with

a)

Problem identification

b)

Pilling-on

c)

Product

d)

Prototype

18.

Design Statement is a part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

A _________ problem is well-founded on evidence and corresponds accurately to the real world

a)

Valid

b)

Product

c)

Design

d)

Client

20.

A client is a person using the services of a professional person or organization

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE