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Mid Term Review FOT



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Constraints have little impact on the engineering design process.
 

 2. 

Fluid technology olny applies to liquids like water or oil.
 

 3. 

Technological ideas are never protected through the process of patenting.
 

 4. 

Designs once finished never need to be continually critiqued and refined.
 

 5. 

The value of any given technology may be different for different groups of people and at different points in time.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

A car starting at 19 ft/sec reachers 255 ft/sec in 5 seconds, calculate acceleration.
a.
46.5 ft/sec^2
c.
47.2 ft/sec^2
b.
47.9 ft/sec^2
d.
47.0 ft/sec^2
 

 7. 

A teacher notices a student running down a hallway and approximates his initial speed at 15 ft/sec and his maximum speed at 30 ft/sec.  Assuming it took the student 10 seconds to reach maximum speed, calculate his acceleration.
a.
1.6 ft/sec^2
c.
1.7 ft/sec^2
b.
1.5 ft/sec^2
d.
1.9 ft/sec^2
 

 8. 

If a rubber band racer has a mass of 1.4 lbs, and it able to travel a 130 foot track in 2.3 seconds, calculate the force acting upon the rubber band racer.
a.
34.4 ft lbs/sec^2
c.
34.8 ft lbs/sec^2
b.
34.6 ft lbs/sec^2
d.
35.0 ft lbs/sec^2
 

 9. 

Convert 67 ft/sec into MPH.
a.
45.2 MPH
c.
45.7 MPH
b.
45.4 MPH
d.
46.5 MPH
 

 10. 

Convert 525 ft/sec into MPH.
a.
358.0 MPH
c.
356.4 MPH
b.
358.9 MPH
d.
367.9 MPH
 

 11. 

Convert 125 ft/sec into KmPH.
a.
135.5 KmPH
c.
127.9 KmPH
b.
137.2 KmPH
d.
133.6 KmPH
 

 12. 

Convert 1450 ft/sec in KmPH.
a.
1592.5 KmPH
c.
1587.3 KmPH
b.
1593.9 KmPH
d.
1592.0 KmPH
 

 13. 

Convert 756 ft/sec into KmPH.
a.
835.6 KmPH
c.
830.1 KmPH
b.
834.5 KmPH
d.
834.2 KmPH
 

 14. 

Convert 349 ft/sec into KmPH.
a.
383.2 KmPH
c.
328.2 KmPH
b.
389.3 KmPH
d.
383.9 KmPH
 

 15. 

If a rubber band racers travels 56.7 feet in 30.5 seconds, calculate MPH.
a.
1.5 MPH
c.
2.3 MPH
b.
1.9 MPH
d.
1.7 MPH
 

 16. 

Identifying criteria and specifying _______________ provides a basis for what a design should be and what the limits are.
a.
feedback
c.
inputs
b.
controls
d.
constraints
 

 17. 

Checking the design solution against criteria is central to the _________ process.
a.
forecasting
c.
risk management
b.
evaluation
d.
troubleshooting
 

Matching
 
 
a.
Define the Problem
g.
Developing a Design Proposal
b.
Brainstorm
h.
Making a Model or Prototype
c.
Researching and Generating Ideas
i.
Testing and Evaluating the Design using Specification
d.
Identifying Criteria and Specifying constraints
j.
Refining the Design
e.
Exploring Possible Solutions
k.
Creating or Making the Solution
f.
Selecting an Approach
l.
Communicating Processes and Results
 

 18. 

Using electronic or print source to gather information related to the problem.
 

 19. 

Clearly describing the chosen solution using words and drawings.
 

 20. 

Building the actual product that will be sold or used by the client.
 

 21. 

Running a simulation or performance test to collect data about your solution to detemine if it meets the identified requirements.
 

 22. 

Developing a list of requirements and limitations that the final solution must meet.
 

 23. 

Sharing and recording all thoughts about how the problem might be solved.
 

 24. 

Choosing the one design that you think will solve the problem best.
 

 25. 

Making changes and improvements to the design based on test results
 

 26. 

Presenting your design and design process of approval or future reference.
 

 27. 

Creating a three-dimensional, two-dimensional, or electronic representation of as design solutions.
 

 28. 

Clearify the given situation by restating the need in your own words.
 

 29. 

Generating sketches of several different designs that might work.
 



 
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