This is the shape of the symbol used in a flow chart to represent a decision
What is a diamond?
100
This is the percentile which would be used to decide on the height of a chair seat.
What is the 50th Percentile?
100
This is true of convergent thinking:
1. It is analytical
2. It is conceptual
3. It is solution focused
What are 1&3?
100
This is the ability of a material to withstand pulling forces
What is tensile strength?
100
This is the smallest part of an element that can exist chemically.
What is an atom?
200
This includes:
The target market
The design goal
The major constraints on the design
What is the design brief?
200
These are factors pertaining to body movements or tolerances.
What are physiological factors of ergonomics?
200
These include: workers not having to bend over, workers not having to lift heavy weights, and limited required training.
What are workplace benefits of mechanization?
200
These include: Compression strength, transparency, and weakness in Tensile forces.
What are properties of glass?
200
This is a major advantage of user research:
A)It is cost effective
B)It provides mainly qualitative data
C)It is time consuming
D)It does not require a prototype
What is A?
300
This is the stage of the IB design cycle which results in a detailed design specification
What is analyzing, research and specifying requirements?
300
The range of adjustment for a driver's seat in a car is an example of this percentile RANGE.
What is the 5th-95th Percentile?
300
A wicker basket employs an example of this type of manufacturing technique.
What is weaving?
300
This is one potential hazard of using small robotics designed for use in water.
What is the possibility for technology to be damaged in water?
300
This evaluation technique would be used by a manufacturer to test the performance of a new
product under the conditions in which it is used.
What is a Field Trial?
400
Safety scissors are an example of this ideas-generating technique.
What is constructive discontent?
400
This criterion could be assessed by a consumer before purchasing a product.
What is Aesthetics?
400
This manufacturing technique includes rubbing two objects together at a great rate of speed in order to permanently bond them.
What is friction welding?
400
This material's strength changes with the size of its grain.
What is metal?
400
This type of power does NOT result in CO2 production:
A)Muscle Power
B)Water Mill
C)Steam Engine
D)Diesel Engine
What is B?
500
This cycle focuses on producing a suitable solution to a problem.
What is the Design Cycle?
500
back pain due to bad ergonomic design
What is one limitation of using Brooks' wooden stools for long periods of time?
500
This manufacturing technique is a way to smooth rough surfaces. (AKA: Sanding)
What is abrading?
500
This type of material responds to electric currents.
What is a piezoelectric material?
500
This is one reason robotic fish are designed to resemble real fish.
What is less environmental impact due to behavioral change from introducing a foreign organism?