ETECH-100 Final Review

Which of the following has three significant figures?

.532

Evaluate

A decision matrix might be used as part of this stage

Deontology (duty-based)

Actions done for the right reason such as protecting and respecting the moral rights of those affected

Social justice considerations can be incorporated into which steps in the engineering design process? (Create, evaluate, define)

All answers are correct

The design process......... Is a systematic problem solving strategy with criteria and constraints, is used to develop many possible solutions, and narrows down the possible solutions to one final choice

All answers are correct

The developments of alloys such as copper and bronze were in which era?

Ancient Era

A recognition that social, environmental, cultural, political, and economic concerns are just as important as technical requirements in the design of innovative products and services best describes ...

Appropriate technologies

From the video on Roman Engineering - "the _______________ was the essential invention at the heart of nearly every major Roman structure".

Arch

The inputs to a function in Excel are called _____. They are enclosed in parentheses.

Arguments

Imagine

Brainstorming is a part of this design stage

Subprogram (method)

Breaks program into smaller units

Which of these activities would an engineer do, but not a scientist?

Build prototypes

In an Excel spreadsheet, numerical or alphanumerical values are entered into _____.

Cells

Which of the following is NOT a degree offered by the Engineering and Technology department at Stout?

Chemical Engineering

Utilitarianism

Consequentialist to produce the best consequences and least harm for all those involved and affected

Packaging

Creates designs to ensure that products like food and medical devices safely reach their customers

Electrical Engineering

Designs instrumentation, electronics, or circuit boards

Manufacturing Engineering

Designs robotic and automated devices to produce a designed product

From the article, PESTLE analysis includes political, social, technical, legal. Which of the following are NOT part of PESTLE? (Economic, education, or environment)

Education

This person applies math and physical sciences to efficient design and construction of usable devices, structures and processes.

Engineer

Loop (repetition)

FOR condition do statement 1 as long as the condition is true

A prototype demonstrates part of a product only, never the entire product

False

In a 2014 IEEE publication by Patel, Maley and Mehta entitled "Appropriate Technologies in the Globalized World: FAQs", the authors defend an argument most technological advancements could benefit all people.

False

It does not matter which row you place component leads into on your breadboard, the circuit will still be complete and will function.

False

Mechanical design, electrical design and labeling are standard (uniform) worldwide; all countries, cultures and/or regions follow the same codes.

False

On a Gantt chart, time is listed on the vertical axis (up and down) and tasks are listed horizontally (left to right) across each row.

False

Selection of a material does NOT depend on the product specifications

False

_____________ promotes the effective use of technology. It needs to be responsive and meaningful.

Feedback

Which was not listed as a common career path for an engineer?

Finance

Forming

Formal interaction, learning about others, icebreakers

Examine the three presentation slides below, which of the three is the best for communicating the intended information?

Graph C, title: Heavier People Chop Faster

Selection (branch)

IF condition THEN statement 1 ELSE statement 2

The first step in the materials selection process is to...

Identify the function of the product

Globalization is defined as the _______ trend towards internationally ______ markets and global interconnectedness.

Increasing; integrated

Sequence

Is a series of statements that executes one after another

The example of bicycle powered coffee grinders describes what appropriate development concept:

Leveraging indigenous knowledge

Create

Making models or prototypes

Moving a lever forward to make a lawnmower move forward; locating rear stove burner knobs higher than front stove burner knobs; order of light switches relative to lighting arrangement.

Mapping

Performing

Members are committed and accountable to each other

A confidentiality contract between two parties which limits the use of confidential and proprietary information is called:

Non-disclosure agreement

What was the primary cause of the Miller Park Big Blue crane collapse?

Operated beyond safe operating conditions

The perception one potential solution could be better than existing alternatives

Optimism

A charter, or narrative summary of the work required for a project is created during ______.

Phase 1: Concept

Identifying tasks and sub-tasks of the work is created during _______ of project management.

Plan

Which of the following is NOT part of the triple bottom line? (environmentally, politically, socially, or economically sustainable)

Politically sustainable

Which best describes an effective engineering PowerPoint presentation?

Prefers pictures over lengthy sentences

Storming

Professionalism must overcome individual bids for control

The mechanical, physical, electrical, processability, and cost descriptions of a material are known as its __________.

Properties

An engineering report which requests funding or support for a project is called a:

Proposal

Which of the following is NOT one of the three stated groups that must participate in global development work to ensure success? (Governments, sideliners, outsiders, or community)

Sideliners

Equitable distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society best describes...

Social Justice

Innovation

Something new, or a change made to a new product

Define

Sourcing a problem, research, and clearly defining the problem

Which type of motor provides the most positional control, but is the most expensive?

Stepper motor

The United Nations defines what as "meeting present needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs."

Sustainable development

Test

Takes models and checks performance against specifications

Norming

Team contract helps collectively create standards of behavior

This person directly applies engineering principles to hardware and technical processes

Technologist

Patents

Temporary right to make, sell, and use an idea

Entrepreneurship

The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit.

Virtue

To be consistent with certain ideals (competence, loyalty, honesty, etc...) in order to provide the full development of our humanity

$C$42 represents an absolute address to column C, row 42.

True

Creative problem solving is often called for in ethics, just as in other areas of engineering.

True

Cultural considerations are important in the development of engineered solutions for the global marketplace

True

Design reviews are done during a project or at a project milestone; they are used to describe a problem, requirements or issues.

True

In sustainable product development, recycling refers to returning the product back to a material level.

True

Personal ethics can be described as a set of standards for human behavior; they vary over time and from culture to culture.

True

Projects are unique ventures, separate from normal organizational work; they have a definitive beginning and end.

True

There are several career options for graduating engineering students

True

Engineering Technology

Uses more technology applications and business than other types of engineering

Plastics Engineering

Works in mold design, chemical and polymer testing, and advanced processes

Trademarks

any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof which a person intends to use in commerce

___________ are physical limitations that communicate how a device can or cannot be used

constraints

The intent to truly understand the user and their needs is best described as

empathy

A key difference between a proposal and a technical report is that a proposal....

requests funding for the project

The two sections of Arduino program are called what?

setup and loop

The origin of engineering have been traced back...

several thousand years

The first precept of the NSPE Code of Ethics states that engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and ______ of the public.

welfare

When writing an engineering report, focus on ___________.

your ideas first, spelling and grammar second