WorksheetsD&T GCSE
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is ergonomics?
How attractive a product is
Products designed to make them easy, safe and comfortable for humans to use
The measurements of the human body
Making a practice model of a design for testing
What is anthropometrics ?
A product that is easy and comfortable to use
The look or style of a product
Human body measurement data
Measurements of tolerance
What is automation?
A long continuous production line
The use of machines to do a task automatically without much, or any, human output.
A set of different machines which carry out the different stages in production
A large number of identical products on a production line
What is batch production?
The production method used to make large amounts of a product non-stop
The production method used to produce a large number of identical products on a production line.
A full sized fully functioning product or system. It is built so that the product and production methods can be evaluated.
The production method used to make a specific quantity of identical products
What is a carbon footprint?
The amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by making, using and eventually reusing, recycling or disposing of something at the end of its lifetime
a resource that will run out eventually
Cutting down large areas of forest without planting new trees to replace the old ones
A product that can be made without harvesting from natural resources.
What is a tolerance?
The checks that were carried out during the manufacture of a product
The margin of error allowed for a measurement of part of a product.
A list of criteria that a product should meet.
When a product is disliked by the target market but they still buy it
What does technology push mean?
When advances in technology drive the design of new products and the redesign of old ones
When a product is made due to consumer demand
When a product is designed to become useless quickly
When a product is made so that it won’t have an impact on the environment
What is sustainability?
When a product is designed and made in a way that will not impact on the environment
When a product is long lasting
When a product is made to be stable and not warp or twist
When a product has been designed for a specific application
What is a production aid?
A 2D scale drawing of a product showing the front, plan and end views
A production method used to make a single unique product at a time
A tool or process used to speed up simplify or help control the accuracy of a production process.
An approach to manufacturing that minimises the waste produced
What is iterative design?
Designing things that have never been designed before
A design strategy that involves constantly evaluating and improving a products design
Making a practice version of a design or part of a design
The instructions that a client gives to a designer about what they want the product to be like
What is a manufacturing specification?
A list of criteria that a product should meet
A series of statements, drawings or diagrams that tells the manufacturer how to make a product
The instructions a client gives a designer about what they want the product to look like
The production method used to make a large number of identical products
What type of drawing is this?
Net development
Orthographic
Isometric
Exploded
What is user centred design?
When the design meets the needs of the manufacturer and designers.
When the user is included in the design process throughout design and manufacture
When a design is created for one person
When the design is developed and changed based on testing in laboratories
What is design fixation?
Designing a stereotypical response and not developing or improving the design
Designing a product that is the best solution first time
Designing a unique and interesting design that fixates peoples attention
Designing products that solve a problem
What is this style of drawing?
isometric
Orthographic
Exploded
Perspective
What is this style of drawing called?
Isometric
Orthographic
System/ Schematic
Perspective
Why would you use this style of drawing?
To show the rendering on a product
To show how it all fits together
To use as a promotional image
To show all the dimensions
This is an example of tessellation, why are products tessellated?
To save time, money and reduce the waste of materials
To make the product look better
To make the world a better place
To create patterns that are easy to follow
These japenese enspired chairs ar an example of
Streamlining
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
New Design Style
This wall paper is an example of
Streamlining
Art Deco
Arts&Crafts
New Design Style
What design style would this building fit into
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Bauhaus
New Design Style
This product was designed by
Richard Rogers
Phillipe Starck
Marcel Breuer
Eileen Gray
This Chair is an example of
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Bauhaus
New Design Style
What does CNC stand for?
Computer number controlled
Computer numerically controlled
Computer numeracy controlled
Computer nine controlled
What does JIT manufacture stand for?
Just in there
Jump in time
Just in time
Jump in tea
HDPE is a....
thermoplastic
thermosetting plastic
composite material
smart material
Plastic bottles are made from?
polystyrene
HDPE
LDPE
PET
Aluminium is..
a ferrous metal
an alloy
a non ferrous metal
a composite material
Which of these is an output?
Switch
Battery
LED
Sensor
