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WorksheetsGCSE Design Technology_ Core Content_1.1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
Explain 1 reason why unemployment may rise as new and emerging technologies develop(2)
Define the term: automation
Define the term: demographic movement
How can a shampoo manufacturer change the packaging of its products to reduce its transportation costs (4)
changing from diesel lorries to electric vehicles
make less bottles
fill the bottle with less shampoo
Use fewer vehicles
Finite resources are;
(a)
the 6 'R's' are;
Reach
Record
Retract
Remind
Rotate
Regard
Read
Rewrite
Record
Repair
Rethink
Recongnise
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Refuse
Rethink
Reduce
Record
Reuse
Revaluate
Refuse
Rethink
Draw the recycle logo
What is meant by the term; 'Just-in-time'?
The same components or modular systems are used across many designs
Computerised stock control ensures that parts are only received when they are needed in the production process and go straight to the production site rather than being sorted
Usually an individual part, manufactured in large numbers, to an internationally accepted standard
Reducing or eliminating waste in design, manufacturing, distribution and customer services.
What is meant by the term one-off production?
Which of the following describes Mass production?
Manufacturing fo identical high demand products 24 hours a day
A single, unique product made by skilled workers
Efficiently and consistently producing many products at a low cost per unit
Reducing or eliminating waste in design, manufacturing, distribution and customer services
