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Engineering midterm1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Technology? | The use of knowledge and resources to develop products and systems to satisfy peopleâs needs or wants. |
| Why do we study technology? | So that we can understand, use, and manage it. |
| How is technology used? | To solve problems and extend our capabilities. |
| How fast is technology growing? | Growing exponentially |
| What are the basic steps in the problem solving method? | Understanding the problem, Gathering Info, Developing solutions, implementing solutions, testing and evaluating, redesign and communication |
| What is a system? | A combination of parts that work together to achieve a desired goal |
| How does a systems model work? | inputs to process or resources to output to feedback back to input |
| What type of outcomes can systems create? | Desire, Expected, Undesired, and Unexpected |
| What can be used to help maintain control of an object while it is going down a slope? | Friction |
| What will happen to an object that goes down a slope that is too steep? | It will become out of control, will not be able to stop at the end. |
| The first hill on any roller coaster is very important because it must... | Create enough gravitational potential energy for the coaster to go through the rest of the track without needed any more power. |
| How can ethical behavior best be described? | when one does what is best for everyone. |
| why would engineers follow their professional ethics code? | it provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from responsible engineers. |
| why should engineers act ethically? | that is the way responsible engineers behave. |
| who is an engineer MOST obligated to? | the public welfare |
| When should registered professional engineers take clients? | they are fully technically competent to carry out services |
| during what age was the development of weapons a major driver of technologies development? | during all of the ages and it continues to be |
| what is a method or process involved in? | engineering |
| from unit 1 notes, what is a model? | mathematical formula, a miniature representation, and a simplified system |
| Which career uses a design team? | engineer |
| Provide 3 examples of a constraint | can include economic, environmental, ethical and Legal, Health and Safety, Manufacturability, political and social-FDA, language |
| what can be identified as a thing? | technology |
| what explains what is or what already exists? | science |
| what law states computing power increases exponentially? | Moore's Law |
| when will Engineers be out of work? When will mankind's basic needs be met? | never, never |
| which of the following is a limitation? | constraint |
| what is Iterative? who uses or applies this method | engineering, engineers |
| which of the following involves forming a hypothesis? | The scientific Method |
| Most important technological development during the stone age | control of fire |
| most important technological development during the Bronze age | Smelting |
| The rule of law allowed for what? | Private property |
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