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WorksheetsPrinciples of Applied Engineering Fall Semester Exam
Total questions: 127
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What kind of process do engineers use to design and create solutions to problems?
Engineering design process
Scientific method
Trade-off process
Trial-and-error process
Which of the following are examples of scientific knowledge sometimes needed in engineering?
Algebra, calculus, and statistics
Statics, Ohm's law, and thermodynamics
The use of the computer-aided design software and drawing tools.
The use of gauges, meters, and scales
Which of the following are examples of engineering disciplines?
Aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemical engineering.
Materials engineering, electrical engineering, and civil engineering.
Mechanical engineering, biotechnical engineering, and computer engineering.
All of the above
Engineers in the __________ discipline must understand concepts such as pneumatics, hydraulics, power transmission, gear ratios, and efficiency.
Bioengineering
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
__________ is the design and coordination of all aspects of the production of products.
Civil engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Which of the following engineering disciplines is the newest?
Civil engineering
Computer engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Mechanical engineering
Which of the following involves the development and manipulation of products at a microscopic level?
Biotechnology
Computer technology
Mechanical technology
Nanotechnology
It is usually easy to meet all the specifications of a design while staying within the constraints.
True
False
The work of engineers often requires technical knowledge in the form of the use of tools.
True
False
Manufacturing engineering focuses on designing and testing new materials and finding new ways to use of tools.
True
False
The two main subfields of bioengineering are biomedical engineering and structural engineering.
True
False
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the research, development, and design involved in the large-scale production of chemical products.
True
False
Early Americans were the first civilization to build structures that used engineering principles.
True
False
The designing, building, and maintaining of mechanical and fluid systems.
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Civil engineering
The design of machines, tools, and processes used to manufacture goods.
Civil engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
The design requirements of an engineered solution.
Constraints
Specifications
Optimization
Trade-off
The engineering of both the structures that we build and the use and control of natural resources, especially water; the design and construction of public works projects or other large construction projects.
Electrical engineering
Civil engineering
Engineering technician
Environmental engineering
A field that uses biological organisms and tools to help humans and other species live.
Environmental engineering
Bioengineering
Materials engineering
Tradespeople
A highly trained professional who uses both knowledge and skills to solve problems.
Engineer
Trades-people
Specialist
Environmentalist
The people who carry out technical work of engineers by using more technology and less specific and mathematical knowledge.
Engineering technician
Tradespeople
Specialists
Engineer
The process of creating the most optimal solution within the specifications and constraints.
Optimization
Specifications
Constraints
Trade-off
Something an engineer gives up in order to meet specifications while staying within the constraints; the consideration that gaining one positive quality in a design means you lose one other quality.
Specifications
Trade-off
Optimization
Constraints
A specific set of steps that lead the engineer from a problem statement to a final solution.
Engineering
Engineering Design Process
Engineer
Constraints
The understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material.
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Computer engineering
Manufacturing engineering
The designing and maintaining of systems that reduce air and water pollution and erosion.
Electrical engineering
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Which of the following are designed by engineers?
Cell phones
Medicines
Roads
All of the above.
Which of the following in NOT a criterion for a profession?
A code of ethics
A regulating body
A right to make a profit
A specialized body of knowledge
Which aspect of our lives have computers influenced and changed?
Our environment
Our financial systems
Our society
All of the above
Which of the following types of impacts are almost always unforeseen, or unintended?
Economic impacts
Negative impacts
Positive impacts
Societal impacts
What type of engineer uses an engineering design process to create a product that meets the needs of a client?
Design engineer
Development engineer
Research engineer
All of the above.
An engineer who uses an engineering design to create a product that meets the needs of a client is an operations engineer.
True
False
The organization that accredits high-quality engineering programs is the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
True
False
A type of design that focuses on creating products that are not harmful to the environment throughout their life cycles is societal design.
True
False
Many states and communities require a risk analysis to be completed on civil engineering projects such as highways, subdivisions, and large industrial facilities.
True
False
Production engineers plan, coordinate, and schedule the manufacturing for structures such as roads, bridges, and skyscrapers.
True
False
The benefits or successful solutions to engineering design problems.
Positive impact
Ethics
Production impact
Economic impact
The costs and effects that cause damage to people or the environment.
Negative impact
Economic impact
Societal impact
Positive impact
The effect engineered products have on human health and the world around us.
Environmental impact
Positive impact
Economic impact
Negative impact
The effect on financial systems, such as the profit that is made for an engineering project.
Economic impact
Positive impact
Risk analysis
Negative impact
The effects that engineered products have on the lives of groups of people, such as housing, safety, food, communication, and transportation.
Societal impact
Positive impact
Economic impact
Negative impact
An engineer who controls and maintains large systems, such as manufacturing facilities, railroad systems, and traffic systems.
Operations engineer
Management engineer
Professional engineer
Development engineer
An engineer who coordinates all of the engineering processes, including materials and human resources.
Management engineer
Development engineer
Production engineer
Sales engineer
An engineer who is involved in the testing and analysis of ideas and products.
Development engineer
Research engineer
Management engineer
Operations engineer
An engineer who plans, coordinates, and schedules the manufacturing of consumer goods.
Production engineer
Sales engineer
Operations engineer
Construction engineer
An engineer who plans, coordinates, and schedules for structures such as roads, bridges, and skyscrapers.
Construction engineer
Management engineer
Production engineer
Sales engineer
An engineer who works with clients to find products that meet their needs
Sales engineer
Production engineer
Development engineer
Management engineer
An exclusive right that is granted by a government to the creator of a new product or design so others cannot produce it without permission.
Patent
Ethics
Risk analysis
Code of ethics
The guidelines that we use to help us make decisions about our future.
Ethics
Patent
Positive impact
Societal impact
A process that identifies and evaluates as many of the potential impacts of an engineered solution as possible.
Risk analysis
Code of ethics
Professional engineer
Economic impact
Sets of guidelines that should be followed when engineers interact with the public, their employers, their clients, and other engineers.
Code of ethics
Standards
Employer policy
Management rules
_____ is arguably the most important step in the design process because large amounts of time and money are wasted if mistakes are made at this step.
Idea generation
Problem definition
Solution creation
Testing/analysis
Brainstorming is most effective when done _____.
In groups
By one person
With rules and constraints
None of the above.
In the ______ step, all ideas are evaluated and the best one is chosen to move forward.
Solution creation
Idea generation
Testing/analysis
Design improvement
Which of the following is commonly used in the testing and analysis of solutions?
3-D modeling software
Rapid prototyping equipment
CNC machines
All of the above.
In the final solution or output stage, which of the following is used to communicate design solutions to customers and people who will make the product?
Specification sheets
Mechanical drawings
Pictorial drawings
All of the above.
When is the engineering design process complete?
When a final product is made
When the engineer communicates the design solution
The engineering design process is never complete
When people use the product
The _______ outlines the problem in clear terms but is not so specific that it limits creativity in design.
Design criteria
Design limitations
Problem statement
Prototype
A ___ is a specific condition that limits the engineering design solution.
Constraint
Criteria
Specification
Requirement
A design _____ is a rule or principle that is used as a basis of an engineering design problem.
Constraint
Criteria
Limitation
Requirement
Multiview drawings are also called _____ drawings.
Pictorial
Orthographic
Mechanical
None of the above.
Computer simulation is often used in testing because, compared to building real prototypes, it is _____.
Less thorough
Time-intensive
Less expensive
All of the above.
_______ are physical models of final products or aspects of them.
CADs
Prototypes
Renderings
CNCs
___________ show what a design will look like in a given light.
Renderings
CNCs
Prototypes
CADs
______ is a process where people communicate any idea that comes to mind.
Brainstorming
Troubleshooting
Evaluation
Testing
Engineering notebooks can be used as legal record.
True
False
The design brief outlines the problem in clear terms.
True
False
The design brief includes criteria and constraints such as size, cost, and quality.
True
False
Multiview drawings distort angles to show shapes as your eye would see them.
True
False
Three-ring binders should be used for engineering notebooks because it is easier to remove designs that do not solve the problem.
True
False
No records should be kept of brainstorming sessions once an engineer has decided on the design.
True
False
A type of drawing that shows a sing view of an object, but in 3-D as your eye would see it.
Sketch
Detail
Pictorial
Rendering
A type of technical drawing that accurately communicates size and shape, including specific dimensions.
CAD
CNC
Sketch
Detail
A(n) ____________ drawing contains enough views of an object or structure to represent its true size and shape from all sides.
architectural
elevation
multiview
finished
The top view of a structure is called a(n) ___________ view.
floor
plan
plot
perspective
A standard drawing sheet size that measures 9"x 12" is designated by the letter __________.
A
B
C
D
The _______ can be used in place of 30, 60, or 45 degree triangles.
straightedge
adjustable triangle
scale
protractor
The _______ is used to draw circles and arcs.
dividers
protractor
compass
irregular curve
A standard drawing sheet size that measures 24" x 36" is designated by the letter ______.
A
B
C
D
The size of a standard C-sized drawing sheet is ______.
12" x 18"
18" x 24"
24" x 36"
36" x 48"
A(n) ___________ scale provides both architect's and engineer's scales.
straightedge
plastic
combination
wood
In drafting terminology, a "half size" drawing means ___________.
1/4" on the drawing equals 1'-0"
1/2" on the drawing equals 1'-0"
the drawing is only half as large as the object in real life
None of the above
What piece of drafting equipment protects surrounding lines from erasure?
Erasing shield
Pink eraser
Plastic eraser
Electric eraser
Drafters refer to the collection of line types used in drafting as the ____________ of lines.
assembly
group
accumulation
alphabet
Lines used to indicate the termination point of a dimension line are called ______________.
centerlines
extension lines
border lines
object lines
A(n) ___________ line should be drawn lightly so it does not reproduce on a print.
construction
object
hidden
hatch
In orthographic projection, projection lines are parallel to each other.
True
False
The plan view is used as the basis for most other views in a house plan.
True
False
There is one correct architectural lettering style.
True
False
Architectural drafters ordinarily draw an elevation of all sides of a structure.
True
False
A drawing of an object made at 1/8 size will be larger than a drawing made at 1/2 scale.
True
False
An engineer's scale is based on 10 units to the foot.
True
False
Lowercase letters are not used for architectural lettering.
True
False
After the brainstorming stage of the idea generation step of the engineering design process, engineers sketch and ____ different potential solutions.
Analyze
Improve
Research
Test
In the sketching process, once the visualization of the object is developed, the engineer begins to ____ rough shapes.
Block out
Detail
Outline
Refine
Which of the following do engineers do to develop an understanding of the problem and the potential solutions?
Look at how solutions have been solved in the past
Review the mathematical and scientific principles used in a potential design
Survey potential users of the design
All of the above.
Which of the following are often used by multiple engineers working on similar problems?
Discussion forums
Experiments
Historical research
Library research
During the research stages of engineering design, engineers make sure they have the appropriate materials and ________ techniques available to complete the potential solution.
Brainstorming
Production
Refining
Sketching
Which of the following is a record of all the different analyses performed through the engineering design process?
A discussion forum
The engineer's notebook
Experimental research
A thumbnail sketch
Which of the following is a reason to use reverse engineering to solve a problem?
Make improvements to the current product
Research future design software
Find different applications for a product
All of the above.
Another term for refined sketches is thumbnail sketches.
True
False
An outline is the basic shape of an object.
True
False
Experimental research includes field visits and discussions with other engineers and professionals.
True
False
Effectiveness is the level at which an engineer's design meets the intended outcome or effect.
True
False
Historical research is a type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution.
True
False
A rough sketch is a type of sketch that combines all the components of the final design, which may be a combination of different ideas.
True
False
Copyright protection does NOT apply to engineer designs.
True
False
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial perspective.
Research
Trade-off
Cost feasibility
Analyze
Which of the following is not part of the solution creation step?
Analyzing designs
Choosing a solution
Communicating solutions
Generating ideas
Which of the following are also called exploded view drawings?
Assembly drawings
Detail drawings
Orthographic drawings
Schematic drawings
Which of the following types of drawings are used to show flat pieces?
One-view drawings
Two-view drawings
Three-view drawings
Four-view drawings
Which of the following types of drawings use angles equal to each other and are always drawn using the same standard angles?
Isometric drawings
Oblique drawings
Orthographic drawings
Perspective drawings
Which of the following are used to represent different entities in a drawing ?
Dimensions
Line types
Scales
Symbols
Which of the following is not a rule engineers follow when providing dimensions?
Dimensions should be placed between views, rather than along the outside of an object
Dimensions should be placed inside an object
Dimensions should be placed on the view best showing the measurement
The location and size of all circles and arcs must be dimensioned in a drawing
Which of the following are listed in most company guidelines as appropriate drawings created by engineers?
Assembly drawings
Detail drawings
Schematic drawings
All of the above
All engineers rely on engineering drawings to move their designs into production.
True
False
The purpose of the schematic drawing is to communicate the size and shape of an object.
True
False
Engineers usually use three-view drawings to show cylindrical objects and objects with a round shape.
True
False
Isometric drawings are commonly used when the details of one side of the object are more important than those of the other sides.
True
False
The five primary line types are construction lines, object lines, hidden lines, centerlines, and border lines.
True
False
Nomenclature deals with the specific guidelines for the size and format of each drawing.
True
False
Engineers very rarely make changes to drawings, so guidelines are not needed for revisions.
True
False
A drawing created to communicate products that will be manufactured.
Assembly drawing
Engineering drawing
Schematic drawing
Working drawing
A process used to describe the size of an object, as well as the location of different features of a design.
leader
dimensioning
detail drawing
oblique drawing
A type of pictorial drawing that features one side of the object as the front image.
Perspective drawing
Detail drawing
Oblique drawing
Working drawing
A type of working drawing that show the exact shape and size of an object and includes specific dimensions.
Detail drawing
Engineering drawing
Perspective drawing
Working drawing
A type of dimension that describes the length, width, and depth of an object.
Location dimension
Shape dimension
Size dimension
Working dimension
A type of pictorial drawing that shows an object from a specific point of view and stimulates what the eye sees.
Oblique drawing
Perspective drawing
Assembly drawing
Engineering drawing
