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Engineering Technology Foundations Sample

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of software should be used to communicate key points to the client during a meeting?

a)

spreadsheet

b)

word processor

c)

presentation

d)

database

2.

Pascal's law states that a force is equal to _____ multiplied times its area.

a)

force

b)

pressure

c)

volume

d)

density

3.

What is the Fahrenheit equivalent to 35 degrees Celsius?

a)

90 F

b)

95 F

c)

100 F

d)

85 F

4.

Recognizing the strength of others is required for: ensuring popularity with the employees, getting everyone on the team to agree, being a good team leader, becoming a technical expert in your field

a)

ensuring popularity with the employees

b)

getting everyone on the team to agree

c)

being a good team leader

d)

becoming a technical expert in your field

5.

Respiratory PPE is most important when:

a)

sanding down surfaces

b)

painting walls

c)

cleaning windows

d)

installing flooring

6.

In their profession, each individual engineer is responsible for: the choices of their employer, the decisions of the National Society of Professional Engineers, their own ethical conduct, the actions of their client

a)

the choices of their employer

b)

the decisions of the National Society of Professional Engineers

c)

their own ethical conduct

d)

the actions of their client

7.

By using a spreadsheet for reporting data, an engineer can produce:

a)

tables, charts, graphs, visual formats

b)

only tables and charts

c)

simple text reports

d)

static images

8.

An occupation that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the naturally built environment including public works such as bridges, canals, roads, dams, airports, sewage systems, structural components of buildings and railways is called:

a)

civil engineering

b)

mechanical engineering

c)

architectural design

d)

environmental science

9.

The manufacturing process called "casting" is achieved by:

a)

pouring molten metal into a mold

b)

heating metal until it becomes a gas

c)

shaping metal using a hammer

d)

cutting metal into pieces

10.

Meeting customer needs is the ____ of any project.

a)

top priority

b)

least concern

c)

optional task

d)

secondary goal

11.

A circular gear that engages a linear gear which transforms circular motion into linear motion is called:

a)

rack & pinion

b)

gearbox

c)

pulley system

d)

camshaft

12.

Modeling and simulation are often used in the design process before moving on to:

a)

visualization

b)

prototyping

c)

research

d)

brainstorming

13.

A parts library in a CAD program makes it more efficient to:

a)

add commonly used parts/components to a drawing

b)

create complex 3D models from scratch

c)

generate random designs without templates

d)

automatically update software versions

14.

A quality control chart can be used to graph how accurately sample production part measurements meet:

a)

specifications

b)

tolerances

c)

average production rates

d)

customer satisfaction

15.

Using Ohm's Law, how much current is passing through a simple circuit with 15.5 volts of electromotive force and 2 ohms of resistance?

a)

5.25 amps

b)

7.75 amps

c)

10.5 amps

d)

12.0 amps

16.

Creating a prototype using a 3D printer is considered a ____ process.

a)

subtractive

b)

additive

c)

transformative

d)

iterative

17.

When a force of 5 lb is applied to the E and the resultant force is 15 lb to the NE, what is the second force being added?

a)

10 lb N

b)

12 lb N

c)

14.14 lb N

d)

16 lb N

18.

A piston with a 4 in diameter is powered by a hydraulic hose. If the piston exerts 500 lb of force, what pressure is the hose providing?

a)

30.00 psi

b)

35.50 psi

c)

39.79 psi

d)

45.00 psi

19.

During the prototype testing phase ____ should be conducted.

a)

Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA)

b)

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

c)

Quality Assurance Testing (QAT)

d)

Performance Testing

20.

When a micrometer reads 2.468 inches for a hole that is to be bored to 2.473 inches the hole is considered:

a)

0.005 undersize

b)

0.005 oversize

c)

0.005 exactly sized

d)

0.010 undersize