The Steps in the Design Process
Vocabulary
Electrical Engineering
Mr. Zylstra
Software
100
This is the the first step in the design process.
What is identify a problem?
100
This is any designed system, product, or process that people use to solve problems
What is technology?
100
LED
What is the acronym for Light Emitting Diode?
100
Professional Programmer.
What was his job?
100
Programming blocks that click together
What is drag and drop programming?
200
This is the second step in the design process.
What is to brainstorm?
200
This is an original or test model on which a real product is based.
What is a prototype?
200
Metal objects
What are conductors?
200
A large system of satellites used for location services.
What is GPS?
200
Sprite
What is a character in a program?
300
The third step in the design process
What is to design a solution?
300
This means to conceive something and prepare the plans and drawings for it to be built.
What is design?
300
Plastics and rubber
What are resisters/ insulators?
300
Three points
What is how many points of reference it takes to find your location?
300
Prevents the program from quickly going through the program blocks.
What is a wait?
400
The fourth step in the design process
What is build and test a solution?
400
These are things people can't live without.
What are needs?
400
This circuit reverses the operation of a switch.
What is a NOT gate/ circuit?
400
Satellite pilots learn by practicing on one of these.
What is a simulator?
400
Makes parts of your program happen more than once.
What is a loop/ repeat block?
500
Your prototype works and has successfully passed the tests. This is what you do last.
What is communicate our results.
500
This is the use of scientific and mathematical principles to develop something practical. Uses the design process.
What is engineering?
500
This circuit has more than one path and allows the user to use two switches to turn on a light.
What is an OR gate/ circuit?
500
Medium earth orbit.
What is where the GPS satellites are located?
500
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What is binary?
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