Principles of Applied Engineering Semester 1 Review

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Question 1
State that the number of transistors within a computer processor will double each year

a. stone age
b. Moore’s law
c. accrediting
d. criteria
Question 2
A period, which began in Britain during the late 1700s and lasted until the mid-1900s, in
which human and animal muscle power was replaced by machines
a. agricultural era
b. industrial revolution
c. constraints
d. exponential rate of change
Question 3
The period during which people began to craft tools and weapons from bronze rather
than from stone, from about 3000 b.c to about 1200 b.c
a. iron age
b. bronze age
c. stone age
d. robotics
Question 4
Evaluating

a. engineering
b. accrediting
c. ABET
d. smelting
Question 5
The period during which people used stone to make tools, from about 1 million b.c to
about 3000 b.c.
a. iron age
b. bronze age
c. ethical
d. stone age
Question 6
Combine the engine of a conventional vehicle with the battery and electric motor of an
electric vehicle.
a. engineering
b. hybird electric vehicles
c. ABET
d. criteria
Question 7
A system in which people made goods using machines rather than by hand.
a. factory system
b. Moore’s law
c. iron age
d. stone age
Question 8
Digitizing the sound waves of speech and then converting them to the basic sounds that
are used in language
a. speech recognition
b. ethical
c. design
d. speech synthesis
Question 9
Limitations, boundaries on a solution; the limits imposed on a design solution.
a. robotics
b. criteria
c. smelting
d. constraints
Question 10
A list of 14 challenges for the twenty-first century, each of which has the potential to
transform the way we live, work, and play.
a. artificial intelligence
b. iron age
c. nanotechnology
d. grand challenges
Question 11
The era where iron came into common use, began around 1200 b.c in the middle east and about 450 b.c in great
Britain
a. stone age
b. information age
c. iron age
d. bronze age
Question 12
A process that takes an idea and implements it physically
a. design
b. ethical
c. alloy
d. smelting
Question 13
A channel built to carry water
a. ABET
b. design
c. robotics
d. aqueducts
Question 14
The creation of materials, devices, and systems using individual atoms and molecules
a. nanotechnology
b. alloy
c. iron age
d. grand challenges
Question 15
Specifications
a. design
b. ethical
c. criteria
d. robotics
Question 16
A mixture of two or more metals
a. alloy
b. design
c. ABET
d. ethical
Question 17
A process in which iron was made from iron ore by melting the ore to take out impurities
a. ABET
b. design
c. smelting
d. accrediting
Question 18
Extraordinarily rapid developments; shows a sharp curve on a graph
a. information age
b. exponential rate of change
c. industrial revolution
d. constraints
Question 19
Accreditation board for engineering and technology
a. smelting
b. robotics
c. alloy
d. ABET
Question 20
The area of artificial intelligence that designs and builds robots
a. robotics This is the correct answer.
b. aqueducts
c. criteria
d. smelting
Question 21
Used to specify distances between items in a solid model
a. dimensional constraints
b. design intent
c. dimension lines
d. geometric constraints

Question 22
States the problem and lists the specifications for a design
a. mathematical model
b. design challenge
c. specifications
d. decimal places
Question 23
Often used when comparing things of very different scales, such as a small rock and a
planet
a. orders of magnitude
b. comparator
c. design challenge
d. mathematical model
Question 24
An instrument that compares the actual output of a system with the desired output or
result
a. comparator
b. dimension
c. constraints
d. controller
Question 25
A system that has no way of monitoring and adjusting itself
a. open loop system
b. system
c. functionality
d. closed loop system
Question 26
A group of interrelated components designed collectively to achieve a desired goal
a. closed loop system
b. open loop system
c. unit
d. system

Question 27
A model that is either larger or smaller than the final product
a. controller
b. subsystem
c. scale model
d. mathematical
Question 28
The ability of a product, system, or process to fulfill its intended purpose over its desired
life span
a. repeatability
b. functionality
c. process
d. constraints
Question 29
The different factors that affect the performance of a design
a. variables
b. values
c. subsystem
d. aesthetics
Question 30
Limitations, boundaries on a solution; the limits imposed on a design solution
a. controller
b. constraints
c. comparator
d. aesthetics
Question 31
A measure of how close a calculation or measurement (or an average of a group of
measurements) is to the actual value
a. SI Prefix
b. repeatability
c. accuracy
d. feedback
Question 32
Allows us to quantify a dimension—to state a number describing how much of that
dimension exists in a specific situation. They are defined by convention and related to
an accepted standard.
a. unit
b. system
c. input
d. output
Question 33
A device that turns a process on or off, or that changes it in some way
a. comparator
b. scale model
c. controller
d. constraints
Question 34
A process providing a way to make decisions without complete knowledge and then
reassess those decisions
a. informed design process
b. fermi problems
c. orders of magnitude
d. risk/benefit trade off
Question 35
The digits considered reliable as a result of measurement or calculation
a. mathematical model
b. design challenge
c. significant figures
d. specifications
Question 36
A combination of accuracy and repeatability
a. prototype
b. dimension
c. brainstorming
d. precision
Question 37
A measurable physical idea; it generally consists solely of a word description with no
numbers
a. comparator
b. dimension
c. SI prefix
d. precision
Question 38
What is produced by a system; the actual result
a. output
b. prototype
c. sensor
d. input
Question 39
A common trade-off made in solving large problems; to obtain desired benefits,
designers must allow for risk while trying to keep the risk as low as possible
a. orders of magnitude
b. mathematical model
c. risk/benefit trade-off
d. informed design process
Question 40
The way something looks and how that affects people's feelings
a. controller
b. constraints
c. variables
d. aesthetics
Question 41
Also called human factors engineering; deals with designing products so they can be
used easily and comfortably
a. ergonomics
b. dimension
c. aesthetics
d. prototype
Question 42
Stretched

a. parts list
b. exploded view
c. ideation
d. extruded
Question 43
Defines the object in terms of surfaces such as plates (flat) and shells (curved) in
addition to edges
a. silhouette lines
b. surface model
c. wireframe model
d. foreshortening
Question 44
A measurement system based on powers of 10; a measurable quantity used to assess
performance
a. metric
b. ideation
c. exploded view
d. model
Question 45
Has a third dimension that is recognized by the CAD software, but the third dimension is
simply an extrusion of a two-dimensional shape
a. 3-d projection
b. 3D model
c. 2D model
d. 2 1/2 d model
Question 46
Lines used to guide other lines that are not actually part of the component being drawn
a. construction lines
b. surface model
c. foreshortening
d. isometric projection
Question 47
Define the outer edges, or silhouette, of the part in the image plane as viewed looking
toward the inclined surface in the direction of the arrow indicating the line of sight
a. silhouette lines
b. oblique projection
c. construction lines
d. surface model
Question 48
The most general model used in CAD software; the CAD software electronically stores
the entire three-dimensional shape of the object
a. surface model
b. 2D model
c. 2 1/2 D model
d. 3D model
Question 49
Drawings that show how the components of a design fit together
a. wireframe model
b. detail drawings
c. surface model
d. assembly drawing
Question 50
Includes the part name, identification number, material, number required in the
assembly, and other information
a. perspective
b. parts list
c. surface model
d. detail drawings
Question 51
The generation of concepts or ideas to solve a design problem
a. ideation
b. wireframe model
c. perspective
d. projectors
Question 52
Reveals details of individual parts, along with showing the order in which they are
assembled
a. parallel projection
b. auxiliary view
c. exploded view
d. surface model
Question 53
The mathematical principles of projection. These principles form the basis of
engineering graphics today.
a. construction lines
b. isometric projection
c. descriptive geometry
d. parallel projection
Question 54
This type of drawing presents an object much as it would look to the human eye or in a
photograph
a. descriptive geometry
b. isometric projection
c. pictorial perspective
d. parallel projection
Question 55
A collection of flat 2-D drawings of the different sides of an object
a. multiview projection
b. parallel projection
c. isometric projection
d. pictorial perspective
Question 56
Projection drawn so that parallel lines converge in the distance
a. ideation
b. projectors
c. perspective
d. auxiliary view
Question 57
A computer representation of an object or part
a. ideation
b. projectors
c. wireframe model
d. model
Question 58
A list of material required for a component or assembly, number required in the
assembly, and other information
a. foreshortening
b. silhouette line
c. pictorial perspective
d. bill of materials
Question 59
A drawing that looks like a visual representation of an object: drawn "as it looks" with
lines that converge in the distance
a. 3D model
b. 2D model
c. 3D projection
d. 2 1/2 D model
Question 60
The computer graphics equivalent of an orthographic projection created using a pencil
and paper
a. 3D projection
b. 2D model
c. 2 1/2 D model
d. 3D model
Question 61
Document the detailed design of individual components using orthographic views
a. foreshortening
b. detail drawings
c. auxiliary view
d. assembly drawing
Question 62
A two-dimensional profile of a part
a. overdimensioned
b. base feature
c. unidirectional
d. cross section
Question 63
Thin, dashed lines that represent features that are hidden behind surfaces in the current
view
a. leader lines
b. visible lines
c. hidden lines
d. center lines
Question 64
Indicates the ratio of the size of the drawing to the size of the actual object
a. base feature
b. scale
c. aligned
d. parametric
Question 65
States that the order in which parts are created is critical
a. feature based modeling
b. dimensional constraints
c. history based modeling
d. reference dimension
Question 66
When physical parts interfere with the operation of other physical parts
a. base feature
b. centerlines
c. hidden lines
d. interference
Question 67
Thick, solid lines that represent the outline of the object that can be seen in the current
view
a. visible lines
b. leader lines
c. hidden lines
d. centerlines
Question 68
A virtual light source is assumed to be near the object to provide a three-dimensional lighting effect
a. revolving
b. centerlines
c. leader lines
d. rendering
Question 69
Overcomes the weakness of constructive solid geometry modeling by making the
modeling process more intuitive
a. parent child relation
b. geometric constraints
c. constructive solid geometry
d. constraint based solid modeling
Question 70
Having one redundant dimension
a. unidirectional
b. dimension lines
c. overdimensioned
d. design intent
Question 71
Parts or sections of drawings that directly line up with each other
a. design intent
b. parametric
c. centerlines
d. aligned
Question 72
Represents an object in the virtual environment just as it exists in reality, having volume
as well as surfaces and edges
a. solid modeling
b. dimension lines
c. extension lines
d. leader lines
Question 73
A solid model that is roughly the size and shape of the part that is to be modeled
a. visible lines
b. leader lines
c. base feature
d. interference
Question 74
Used to define positional relationships between entities in the model in terms of the
geometry
a. precedence of lines
b. dimensional constraints
c. geometric constraints
d. contour dimensioning
Question 75
Thin lines with arrowheads at each end that indicate sizes in the drawing
a. hidden lines
b. dimension lines
c. extension lines
d. centerlines
Question 76
The incorporation of "intelligence" into a design
a. design intent
b. dimension lines
c. extension lines
d. visible lines
Question 77
Attempts to make the modeling process more efficient by creating and modifying
geometric features of a solid model in a way that represents how geometries are
created using common manufacturing processes
a. precedence of lines
b. contour dimensioning
c. featured based modeling
d. parent child relation
Question 78
Based on the combination of geometric primitives such as right rectangular prisms
(blocks), right triangular prisms (wedges), spheres, cones, and cylinders
a. constructive solid geometry
b. geometric constraints
c. constraint based solid modeling
d. contour dimensioning
Question 79
Placing dimensions of a feature in the view where the feature occurs in its most
characteristic shape and where it is visible (as opposed to hidden)
a. geometric constraints
b. constructive solid geometry
c. precedence of lines
d. contour dimensioning
Question 80
Provided only for information to help in interpreting the drawing
a. dimension lines
b. reference dimension
c. interference
d. precedence of lines

Question 81-90
Match the terms accordingly

___81. Material Safety A. Explains how hazardous materials are to be used

Data Sheet and stored
B. Potentially harmful to health or environment
____82. Power grid C. Can be harmful to health or the environment but
are still in their original usable form
___83. Concise D. A multiple of some criteria used in design
E. Are those that apply to an individual
___84. Hazardous waste F. Might be affected by the various alternative
courses of action that might be implemented
____85. Hazardous G. Those based on right vs. wrong as defined for a
materials population by an external source
H. Description of right vs wrong
____86. Stake holder I. Interconnected network of electrical transmission
delivering power from suppliers to the consumers
___87. Safety Factor J. Brief and comprehensive
K.
___88. Code of ethics

___89. Morals

___90. ethics