Technologies that are used along with newer and better technologies.
What are coexisting technologies?
100
The parts of the Universal Systems Model.
What are goal, input, process, output and feedback?
100
An engineer has decided to design bridge to cross a lake so improve travel for commuters that work on the other side of the lake. According to the Engineering Design Process, this is the next step.
What is research the problem?
100
The tool that is most useful for putting holes into a metal material.
What is a drill press?
100
These are 3 common constraints to a project.
What are time, money and resources(materials)?
200
Classify each of the following technologies: iPad, typewriter and pencil.
What are current, obsolete and coexisting?
200
The thermostat on an oven is an example of this part of the Universal Systems Model.
What is feedback?
200
A clothing company chooses to use a new fabric that is nicer looking to attract customers to their new clothing line even though the fabric is less durable. This scenario is an example of this.
What is a trade-off?
200
This material is often used in electrical work because of its conductive property.
What is metal?
200
Prototypes are beneficial to engineers for these 2 primary reasons.
What are marketing the design and identifying weaknesses in the design?
300
A cell phone can be classified into these areas of technology.
What are communication, energy and power, and manufacturing technologies?
300
The commonality of all systems.
What is they have parts that work together to meet a goal?
300
Rubber basketballs have replaced leather basketballs because of their versatility in use on many different surfaces. Leather basketballs are intended to be used on smooth indoor surfaces. This property of rubber makes it more versatile and better than leather.
What is durability?
300
This property of wood makes it a poor choice for cabinets that contain hazardous chemicals.
What is flammability?
300
A prototype must be a "working model" for this reason.
What is so it can be tested and evaluated?
400
Compared to scientists who study the world to understand how it functions, engineers _____________________.
What is "changes the natural world to meet needs or solve problems?"
400
7 common inputs into a system.
What are time, money, people, resources, energy, materials, tools, and knowledge?
400
Engineers must communicate their designs to these three important groups of people (outside the engineering field).
What are consumers, manufacturers and marketing people?
400
This property makes metal a beneficial material for use on roofs in some buildings. However, the same property is a disadvantage on metal roofs used in other buildings.
What is thermal conductivity? It conducts heat well.
400
During a storm, Sarah called the electric company to report that her house had lost power. This is an example of this part of the Universal Systems Model.
What is feedback?
500
These are the two downsides of emerging technologies.
What is they are expensive and often have problems?
500
A manufacturing company is fined because levels of a chemical used by the company are found to be high in a nearby river. This is an example of this part of the Universal Systems Model. BE SPECIFIC!
What is negative output?
500
These are the views that are shown in an orthographic projection.
What are right side, front, top views?
500
Steel can be used for drill bits. An alternative is Silicon Carbide (SiC), a ceramic. What property must Silicon Carbide have to make it a beneficial material for use as a drill bit.
What are strong, hard and resistive to abrasion?
500
During a risk-benefit analysis the advantages and disadvantages are weighed. These factors are also a part of the process, sometimes unintentionally.
What are personal values such as health, honesty, personal freedom, and convenience?