CHAPTER EIGHT: ENGINEERING DESIGN

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The acronym ABET stands for what?

a. The accreditation board for engineering colleges
b. The analysis bureau for engineering companies
c. The aerospace board for engineering design
d. The automobile industrys technical standards
ANSWER: A

2. List the following steps within the 10-stage design process in proper order:
a. Research, Define Working Criteria, Brainstorm, Test, Implement
b. Brainstorm, Define Working Criteria, Research, Test, Implement
c. Define Working Criteria, Research, Brainstorm, Test, Implement
d. Define Working Criteria, Implement, Research, Brainstorm, Test
ANSWER: C

3. Attorneys, Business representatives, Technical representatives and Management are commonly called in
to work with Engineers in which specific design step?
a. Brainstorming
b. Research and Gather Data
c. Implement and Commercialize
d. Develop and Test Models
ANSWER: C

TRUE/FALSE
4. The very first stage in the Design Process is Identify the Problem
ANSWER: True

5. Brainstorming typically involves a step where ideas that are illogical are eliminated immediately
ANSWER: False

6. Brainstorming and generating creative ideas often involves the right-lobe of the brain
ANSWER: True
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7. The letter T in the acronym ABET stands for Testing

ANSWER: False

8. Computer models, scale models and diagrams are all examples used in the Identify the Problem design
process step.
ANSWER: False

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