WorksheetsEngineered lifespan and maintenance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Select the correct definition.
Engineered lifespan
Activities that extend the life of a product
Carrying out actions to prevent a product from failing
The amount of time a product is designed to last
Designing a product so that it deliberately has a limited lifespan
Repairing broken parts
Select the correct definition.
Planned obsolescence
Activities that extend the life of a product
Carrying out actions to prevent a product from failing
The amount of time a product is designed to last
Designing a product so that it deliberately has a limited lifespan
Repairing broken parts
Select the correct definition.
Maintenance
Activities that extend the life of a product
Carrying out actions to prevent a product from failing
The amount of time a product is designed to last
Designing a product so that it deliberately has a limited lifespan
Repairing broken parts
Select the correct definition.
Reactive maintenance
Activities that extend the life of a product
Carrying out actions to prevent a product from failing
The amount of time a product is designed to last
Designing a product so that it deliberately has a limited lifespan
Repairing broken parts
Select the correct definition.
Proactive maintenance
Activities that extend the life of a product
Carrying out actions to prevent a product from failing
The amount of time a product is designed to last
Designing a product so that it deliberately has a limited lifespan
Repairing broken parts
Planned ____________ is when a product is designed deliberately to have a limited _______________.
obsolescence
accessed
lifespan
replace
fashion
Manufacturers often design the products to have planned obsolescence so that users will have to buy a new product after a certain product. This means the manufacturer ________ more products.
accessed
replaced
headphone
sells
sealed
Mobile phone manufacturers often design new models with planned obsolescence. Often parts are enclosed in _________ compartments that cannot be easily _________ by the user.
accessed
fashion
headphone
sealed
replace
On a mobile phone if a part in a sealed compartment breaks it is not easy to __________ or repair it. Connections and accessories are designed to have a limited lifespan. For example________ may work for one model but not for newer models.
replace
fashion
headphone
lifespan
sells
When mobile phone manufacturers release a new model into the market with improved features customers are likely to want the new product older models will be out of ____________.
sells
lifespan
fashion
sealed
