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Design Engineering Autumn Assessment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A designer has created this design. What ergonomic consideration would have been included in the design?

a)

The buttons have been place within easy reach

b)

The colour is appealing

c)

The battery is long lasting

d)

The design has been made to be disassembled with ease

2.

What manufacturing process does this statement refer to? Creates high volume, complex plastic parts in a single process

a)

Machining

b)

Sand Casting

c)

Injection Moulding

d)

3D Printing

3.

What manufacturing process does this statement refer to? Creates one off components rapidly

a)

Machining

b)

Sand Casting

c)

Injection Moulding

d)

3D Printing

4.

What manufacturing process does this statement refer to? Allows for cost effective metal component production

a)

Machining

b)

Sand Casting

c)

Injection Moulding

d)

3D Printing

5.

A designer has created this design. What aesthetic consideration would have been included in the design?

a)

The buttons have been place within easy reach

b)

The colour and shape have been designed to appeal to the user

c)

The battery is long lasting

d)

The design has been made to be disassembled with ease

6.

A mobile phone casing is designed to be 75mm wide and has a manufacturing tolerance of +/- 0.5mm. Which mobile casing would be rejected?

a)

75mm

b)

75.5mm

c)

76mm

d)

74.8mm

7.

Why do tolerances help manage production costs

a)

Tolerances stop products from being made incorrectly

b)

The more accurate a product needs to be the more expensive it is to produce. Tolerances compensate for this

c)

Tolerances don't allow for variation in the size of a product

d)

It adds more cost to a product to make it with a large tolerance

8.

What scale of manufacturing is likely to be used for this product?

a)

mass

b)

batch

c)

one off

d)

just in time

9.

What scale of manufacturing is likely to be used for this product?

a)

mass

b)

batch

c)

one off

d)

just in time

10.

What manufacturing scale would be used for this product

a)

Batch

b)

Mass

c)

One Off

d)

Just in time

11.

During the identify phase of the design process the designer will carry out research to gather information. Which one is a valid research method?

a)

Sketching

b)

Prototyping

c)

Product Analysis

d)

Writing a design brief

12.

During the optimise phase of the design process the designer will produce a model or mock up to see what the product will look like - this is known as?

a)

Sketching

b)

Prototyping

c)

Product Analysis

d)

Writing a design brief

13.

An advantage of using CAD modelling over physical prototyping is.....

a)

The design can be emailed to the client for comment

b)

You can see what the product will look like

c)

You can change the colour of the product

d)

CAD software is expensive

14.

Anthropometrics is the study of.........

a)

designing for humans

b)

the study of measurements of the human body

c)

working with scale

d)

designing for disassembly

15.

A vacuum manufacturer wants to produce this cleaner. What client requirement relates to the product feature that it can be emptied hygienically

a)

Must have an automatic lid on the dust collection bin

b)

Must have a long battery life

c)

Must have a quiet motor

d)

Must be easy to store and carry

16.

A vacuum manufacturer wants to produce this cleaner. What client requirement relates to the product feature that it can be run for over 50 minutes

a)

Must have an automatic lid on the dust collection bin

b)

Must have a long battery life

c)

Must have a quiet motor

d)

Must be easy to store and carry

17.

A vacuum manufacturer wants to produce this cleaner. What client requirement relates to the product feature that it is lightweight and can be attached to a wall bracket

a)

Must have an automatic lid on the dust collection bin

b)

Must have a long battery life

c)

Must have a quiet motor

d)

Must be easy to store and carry

18.

Which one of these products could be considered iconic

a)

LG Television

b)

Toshiba laptop

c)

The Apple Ipod

d)

The Panasonic camera

19.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

indicates conformity with European safety standards

b)

Indicates conformity with British Safety standards

c)

Indicates conformity with International standards

d)

indicates conformity with world wide standards

20.

What is this symbol

a)

Kite Sign

b)

British Standards Kite-mark

c)

Safety standards

d)

European Standards

21.

How can you decide a product is 'one off'?

a)

Expensive

b)

Heavily automated manufacture

c)

Identical Products

d)

Never ending production

22.

How can you decide a product is 'batch production'?

a)

Expensive

b)

smaller quantities of products

c)

Identical Products

d)

Never ending production

23.

How can you decide a product is 'continuous production'?

a)

Expensive

b)

smaller quantities of products

c)

Identical Products in large amounts

d)

identical products and never ending production

24.

You are designing a new hairdryer - what standard components could you use?

a)

Injection molded body

b)

Screws

c)

Molded On/Off switch

d)

Electronic PCB

25.

What can be used to calculate if any improvements can be made to a products effect on the planet?

a)

Orthographic drawing

b)

CAD Design

c)

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

d)

CE Marking