WorksheetsFOT Post-Test - Microbit:
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Engineering Design Process follows:
a)
a. a defined circular path
b)
b. a defined linear path
c)
c. an iterative path
d)
d. a non-repetitive path
2.
When documenting the engineering design process, design portfolios, design journals, sketches and schematics are all used to?
a)
a. evaluate
b)
b. communicate
c)
c. test
d)
d. optimize
3.
The process of collecting, organizing and analyzing data is called:
a)
a. calculus
b)
b. geometry
c)
c. algebra
d)
d. statistics
4.
Engineering design principles are used to evaluate designs according to flexibility, balance, function and:
a)
a. proportion
b)
b. ethics
c)
c. economics
d)
d. historical significance
5.
Identified limitations to the design of a product or system are the:
a)
a. efficiency
b)
b. constraints
c)
c. trade-offs
d)
d. criteria
6.
When designers make compromises during the engineering design process, the result is often
a)
a. additional criteria
b)
b. more constraints
c)
c. increased efficiency
d)
d. a trade-off
7.
Mock-ups and prototypes are different types of:
a)
a. psychological models
b)
b. conceptual models
c)
c. physical models
d)
d. mathematical models
8.
Using a systems model of input, process, output and feedback, when a student is speaking to a friend on a cell phone, the cell phone is part of the ________________.
a)
a. input
b)
b. process
c)
c. output
d)
d. feedback
9.
Within a larger communication system, a computer keyboard is what type of device?
a)
a. encoder
b)
b. transmitter
c)
c. decoder
d)
d. storage device
10.
Using non-verbal communication, a traffic sign shaped as a red octagon means a driver should?
a)
a. caution
b)
b. yield
c)
c. stop
d)
d. go
11.
Agricultural businesses must do what three things?
a)
a. produce, process, and market
b)
b. process, manufacture, and market
c)
c. manufacture, distribute, and market
d)
d. produce, process, and distribute
12.
The role of transportation in agriculture is ____________.
a)
a. vital
b)
b. very important
c)
c. somewhat important
d)
d. not important
13.
Crops grown on a farm are what type of resource?
a)
a. exhaustible
b)
b. renewable
c)
c. non renewable
d)
d. reusable
14.
Which of the components of the systems model provides information so the system can adjust its function?
a)
a. Input
b)
b. Feedback
c)
c. Output
d)
d. Process
15.
Which component of the systems model includes resources such as energy, capital, people, materials, tools and machines, time, and information?
a)
a. Input
b)
b. Feedback
c)
c. Output
d)
d. Process
16.
Which is a feedback mechanism for a system?
a)
a. the power button on a computer monitor
b)
b. the temperature setting knob on a refrigerator
c)
c. the progress bar when downloading a file on iTunes
d)
d. the center scroll wheel on a computer mouse
17.
Which is an output of an email communication system?
a)
a. the computer used by the person sending the email
b)
b. the modem used for internet connection
c)
c. the person sending the email
d)
d. the sent email
18.
Which is an example of a closed system?
a)
a. clothes dryer
b)
b. a microwave
c)
c. a coffee pot
d)
d. a motion-detecting exterior light
19.
Which is an example of a subsystem and system relationship?
a)
a. mechanical toggle, Xbox controller
b)
b. wind, solar
c)
c. television, stereo
d)
d. pencil, pen
20.
Core technologies, which are the building blocks of technology, are embedded within larger:
a)
a. political, ethical, and moral systems are not related to technology.
b)
b. mechanical, structural, and electrical systems
c)
c. technological, social, and environmental systems
d)
d. optical, thermal, and fluid systems
21.
Which represents an example of a fluid core technology system?
a)
a. remote control
b)
b. fireplace
c)
c. solar panels
d)
d. hydraulic brakes
22.
Which is an example of an optical core technology system
a)
a. laser
b)
b. iPod
c)
c. fish tank
d)
d. screwdriver
23.
How do electrons flow in a direct current (DC) circuit?
a)
a. back and forth, both directions
b)
b. counterclockwise in a circle
c)
c. in one direction, negative to positive
d)
d. at high pressure, positive to negative
24.
An insulator is any material that?
a)
a. allows electrons to flow through it
b)
b. prevents the flow of electrons
c)
c. keeps wires warm
d)
d. is only used in AC circuits
25.
Which of the following is a reason a company would reverse engineer a product?
a)
a. to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace
b)
b. sabotage a competitor's product
c)
c. find the cost of the product.
d)
d. identify criteria and constraints
26.
Which step in the reverse-engineering process involves the redesign and optimization of the product?
a)
a. Disassemble
b)
b. Test
c)
c. Documentation
d)
d. Analyze
27.
Which step in the reverse-engineering process involves the identification of subsystems and their relationship to one another?
a)
a. Disassemble
b)
b. Test
c)
c. Documentation
d)
d. Analyze
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