WorksheetsFinal Exam for Intro to Engineering December 2023
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the Universal Systems Model?
An attempt to complicate a simple logic
An attempt to graphically depict processes of all sorts
An attempt to use pictures when words are needed
An attempt to explain how things are made
Which of the following is NOT a part of the USM?
Input
Process
Progress
Feedback
The choices below are ALL inputs that go into a system EXCEPT:
Materials
Feedback
Time
People
Which of the following outputs would be “undesirable” for a company?
Good reputation
Making a profit
Hiring more workers because demand for the product has increased
Air contamination
Sensors in an automated system offer ___________ to controllers.
Input
Process
Output
A good time
For an automobile, “the cylinders burn the fuel which makes the wheels turn” is what part of the USM?
Output
Process
Feedback
Input
Gears, pulleys and a bicycles are all examples of what kind of a system?
Electrica
Fluid
Mechanical
Chemical
Fuel and batteries are examples of what kind of system?
Mechanical
Chemical
Fluid
Thermal
Cooling systems and climate control systems are a part of what kind of system?
Fluid
Chemical
Thermal
Mechanical
Separating, combining, forming and conditioning are all examples of the ___________ part of the USM.
Output
Input
Operations
Processing
Capital is an input for a system and capital includes money, land and ______________
Bonds
Synthetic Materials
Equipment
Stocks
Hand tools and portable power tools are examples of which input?
Capital
Equipment
Time
Tools and Machines
Select the group that best describes the building blocks of engineering.
Science and Models
Science, Math, Technology
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good work ethic?
Civil Engineers design, construct and maintain all of the following except?
Which word best describes Industrial Engineering?
Efficiency
Which is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?
What does this gear set up produce?
Torque
Speed
It is best to write in pencil when entering data into the engineering notebook.
True
False
_________ is a force that squeezes a material together.
_________ an engineer who designs and operates systems to provide safe drinking water and to prevent and control pollution in water, air, and land.
Aerospace engineer
Which of the following is NOT an input of technology?
People
WindTools and Machines
Time
Prototypes
Students considering engineering as a career must be interested in both technology and management, as all engineers end up in management positions.
True
False
Engineers aim to:
Reduce reliance on science
