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WorksheetsEngineering Chapter 4-5 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
After the brainstorming stage of the idea generation step of the engineering design process, engineers sketch and ____ different potential solutions.
Analyze
Improve
Research
Test
In the sketching process, once the visualization of the object is developed, the engineer begins to ____ rough shapes.
Block out
Detail
Outline
Refine
Which of the following do engineers do to develop an understanding of the problem and the potential solutions?
Look at how solutions have been solved in the past
Review the mathematical and scientific principles used in a potential design
Survey potential users of the design
All of the above.
During the research stages of engineering design, engineers make sure they have the appropriate materials and ________ techniques available to complete the potential solution.
Brainstorming
Production
Refining
Sketching
Which of the following is a record of all the different analyses performed through the engineering design process?
A discussion forum
The engineer's notebook
Experimental research
A thumbnail sketch
Which of the following is a reason to use reverse engineering to solve a problem?
Make improvements to the current product
Research future design software
Find different applications for a product
All of the above.
An outline is the basic shape of an object.
True
False
Experimental research includes field visits and discussions with other engineers and professionals.
True
False
Historical research is a type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution.
True
False
Effectiveness is the level at which an engineer's design meets the intended outcome or effect.
True
False
Copyright protection does NOT apply to engineer designs.
True
False
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial perspective.
Research
Trade-off
Cost feasibility
Analyze
A scientific way to discover facts about a certain topic or situation.
Discussion forum
Library research
Research
Experimental research
Something an engineer gives up in order to meet specifications while staying within the constraints.
Trade-off
Cost feasibility
Research
Discussion forum
A type of research that uses different forms of printed and digital materials as a source of information.
Experimental research
Library research
Research
Trade-off
The problem statement should address who will be ____ the solution.
Approving
Financially benefiting from
Hurt by
Impacted by
In order to not limit your creativity, what should be included in a problem statement?
The function of the problem
The intended user
The origin of the problem
Potential solutions
Which of the following are the conditions that are in all engineering design problems?
Common constraints
Common criteria
Specific constraints
Specific criteria
Which of the following are the conditions that are in all engineering design problems?
Common constraints
Common criteria
Specific constraints
Specific criteria
Generating ideas is the first step in solving a problem.
True
False
The problem statement should describe the function of the problem that needs to be solved.
True
False
The location of the problem is unimportant to the solution.
True
False
Engineers try to avoid comparing their project with other projects that have addressed similar problems.
True
False
____________ take constraints into consideration and are seen as an outline for the design of a potential solution.
Problems
Future process
Criteria
Freewriting
When developing a(n) ____________, the team leader draws lines between ideas that have a connection.
Brainstorming web
Free association
Problem
Specific constraints
The act of describing as many ideas as possible without any concern about their ability to be accomplished.
Freewriting
Free association
Brainstorming web
Future process
A brainstorming technique in which engineers intentionally focus on solutions that are not possible yet because of technological or scientific limitations.
Future process
Free association
Freewriting
Criteria
The conditions that are directly related to the engineering design problem at hand.
Common constraints
Specific constraints
Future process
Free association
The guidelines to follow in order to successfully solve the problem.
Future process
Criteria
Freewriting
Problem
A method of linking different ideas together by finding commonalities between them.
Brainstorming web
Free association
Future process
Freewriting
