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Technical Drawing - Drafting

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you really enjoy Computer-Aided Technical Drawing, a career where you take technical specifications and create technical drawings is called...

a)

Drafting

b)

Architect

c)

Engineer

d)

Technical Illustrator

2.

Drawings that shows how something works or is made are called ____________.

a)

Artistic Drawing

b)

Animation Drawing

c)

Technical Drawing

3.

Many drawings are still done in this way, but most modern drawings are created on ______________ or design software.

a)

Computer Aided Design(CAD)

b)

PLC

c)

Webpage

d)

Dialux

4.

Architecture and Construction is about designing and constructing buildings such as houses, schools, and sky scrapers. Nothing else. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The client is...

a)

the person or company that has the project requirement.

b)

the company constructing the project.

c)

the person or company designing the project.

d)

the local authority where the project is taking place.

6.

The role of civil and structural engineering is to produce buildings for

a)

domestic use only

b)

the banking sector

c)

industrial use

d)

public use

7.

Construction Technology is all about building houses

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What are the rules and laws about building structures called?
a)
building rules
b)
building codes
c)

building frames

d)
scaffolding
9.

A home where people reside is known as a

a)

residential building

b)

apartment

c)

dwelling

d)

ant farm

10.

The property on which a housing unit will be built is known as a

a)

site location

b)

acre

c)

lot

d)

building site

11.

Which statement best describes the term Mechanical Drafting?

a)

The art, act, or practice of representing an object using lines.

b)

It refers to the subject in TLE that dwells on lines and its uses in industry.

c)

The study of drawing mechanical parts and assemblies for manufacture.

d)

The method of representing an object with the use of drawing instruments and equipment.

12.
An architect is someone who organizes and then runs a business.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Drafting and CAD professionals need a basic understanding of profit and loss as it applies to business.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Engineering is the design and manufacture of simple products.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Traditional drafting, also called board drafting, involves drawing by hand using a drawing board and precision instruments.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
The term _____ describes a series of jobs built on a foundation of interest, knowledge, training, and experience.
a)
career
b)
aptitude
c)
path
d)
certification
e)
employment
17.
What level of education is needed for a person interested in becoming an architect?
a)
apprenticeship training
b)
associate degree in drafting and design
c)
community college CAD classes
d)
four-year college degree
e)
high school drafting classes
18.
Which of the following IS NOT an advantage of CAD over board drafting?
a)
can assist all phases of the design process
b)
can interface with machnes to automate production
c)
eliminates time-consuming tasks
d)
equipment is less expensive
e)
eliminates the need for drafting principles
19.
A specialized system for drafting in which a computer and specialized software replace board-drafting instruments is known as _____.
a)
computer-aided drafting (CAD)
b)
board drafting
20.

Designs structures by working closely with the client to make preliminary drawings, sketches, and suggestions for materials to be used.

a)

Estimator

b)

Architectural Illustrator

c)

Specifications Writer

d)

Architect

21.

There are considerable opportunities to teach architectural drafting in _______________.

a)

high schools

b)

trade and vocational schools

c)

community colleges and universities

d)

all of the above

22.

In which three industries is AutoCAD usually used?

a)

Architecture

b)

Construction

c)

Biological

d)

Horticultural

e)

Manufacturing

23.

The acronym CAD means _________ ________ ________

(a)  

24.

Professionals who use CAD are often referred to as

a)

architects

b)

drafters

c)

engineers

d)

surveyors

25.

Which type of drafter prepares plans for machinery and mechanical devices?

a)

architectural drafters

b)

civil drafters

c)

electrical drafters

d)

electronic drafters

e)

mechanical drafters

26.

Which type of drafter prepares plans for residential and commercial buildings?

a)

architectural drafters

b)

civil drafters

c)

electrical drafters

d)

electronic drafters

e)

mechanical drafters

27.

Which type of drafter prepares plans for use in the design and building of roadways, bridges, sewer systems and other major projects?

a)

architectural drafters

b)

civil drafters

c)

electrical drafters

d)

electronic drafters

e)

mechanical drafters

28.

Which type of drafter work with electricians to prepare diagrams of wiring electrical system layouts?

a)

architectural drafters

b)

civil drafters

c)

electrical drafters

d)

electronic drafters

e)

mechanical drafters

29.

Which type of drafter prepares wiring diagrams for use in the making, installing and repairing of electronic gadgets?

a)

architectural drafters

b)

civil drafters

c)

electrical drafters

d)

electronic drafters

e)

mechanical drafters

30.

Who would be employed in a drafting-affiliated occupation in which one uses one's knowledge of preparing and reading drawings to create scaled prototypes and mock-ups?

a)

an illustrator

b)

an industrial designer

c)

a model maker

d)

a tool designer

31.

The purpose of _____ is to quickly provide a scale model of a physical part or assembly by using data from a 3D CAD design to fabricate the part.

a)

BIM

b)

LEED

c)

Rapid Prototyping

d)

Industrial Design

32.

A person who has an associate degree in drafting technology and one year of drafting experience can qualify as a/an:

a)

Designer.

b)

Design drafting technician.

c)

Engineer.

d)

Checker.

33.
What kind of engineer designs bridges?
a)
biomedical engineer
b)
environmental engineer
c)
structural engineer
d)
computer engineer 
34.
What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
create
b)
imagine 
c)
plan
d)
ask
35.
What is the final step in the engineering design process?
a)
imagine
b)
ask
c)
improve
d)
create
36.
This picture is an example of ________________________.
a)
Joint
b)
truss
c)
arch
d)
brace