1. Drew wants to put oak cabinets in his new kitchen. He is deciding whether to select custom-built cabinets or mass-produced cabinets.
a. Describe one advantage of selecting custom-built cabinets.
b. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of selecting mass-produced cabinets.
c. Describe one way that mass-produced products are made differently than custom-built products.
2. The picture below shows a company’s design for a nightlight. The nightlight is designed
to plug into an electrical outlet. The nightlight is also designed to turn on automatically
when it is dark and to turn off when it is light
.
a. Name two different materials that could be used in the nightlight. Identify a part of the
nightlight that each material could be used to make.
b. For each material that you named in part (a), describe one property of that material that
makes it appropriate to be used to make the part you identified.
3. A new type of sneaker is being designed for athletes who play on hard surfaces.
a. List three divisions of the manufacturing organization involved in the design, manufacture, and promotion of this new style of sneaker.
b. Describe the general role of each division you identified in part (a).
4. Which of the following is the best example of a custom-made product?
A. graphing calculatorB. light bulb
C. needle nose pliersD. artificial leg
5. Scientists working for a company aretesting a new medicine that they thinkwill help heal damaged tissue. In whichpart of the company are the scientistsworking?
A. distributionB. mass marketing
C. public relationsD. research
6. Which of the following activities is performed by the marketing department of a manufacturing organization?
A. advertisingB. shipping
C. storageD. quality control
7. A shoe manufacturer randomly selects10% of the production from each shift.Each of these shoes is checked to ensurethat it is correctly made.What is this process called?
A. quality controlB. product distribution
C. production selectionD. research and development
8. The manufacturing process used to permanently put parts together is called
A. cutting.B. shaping.
C. finishing.D. assembling.
9. Which of the following is performed by the quality control division of a company that is manufacturing a chair?
A. applying the varnishB. assembling the parts
C. cutting the materialD. inspecting the finish
10. The drawing below shows an entrance to a building with both steps and a ramp.
The ramp in front of this building most likely functions as which of the following?
A. an assistive deviceB. a structural support
C. a prosthetic deviceD. a suspension system
11. A manufacturer wants to produce acontainer for food storage that does notbreak easily and is airtight, inexpensive,and microwave-safe. Which of thefollowing is the best material to use tomake the container?
A. glassB. metal
C. paperD. plastic
12. Several interchangeable parts are used inthe manufacture of automobiles. Someexamples of these parts are batteries,windshield wiper blades, spark plugs,and tires.Which of the following is anadvantage of interchangeableparts over non-interchangeableparts on automobiles?
A.Interchangeable parts are generallymore expensive than custom-madeparts for automobiles.
B.Interchangeable parts break moreoften now than in years past onmost automobiles.
C. Interchangeable parts are plentifulfor custom-made automobiles.
D. Interchangeable parts can fit manykinds of automobiles.
13. Which of the following is an example of an assistive device?
A. contact lensB. motorcycle
C. raincoatD. coffee pot
14. Sherry is going to use her computer to draw a three-dimensional box. She wants to be able to specify the exact dimensions and angles and to rotate thebox as needed on the screen.
Which of the following types of programs would Sherry most likely use for this purpose?
A. word processing softwareB. math spreadsheet program
C. Internet-based search engineD. computer-aided design program
15. When considering an iron as an example of a system, what is the input?
A. electricityB. temperature
C. motion on clothesD. steam from the plate
16. The diagram below shows a three-dimensional object.
Which of the following diagrams correctly shows an orthographic projection of this three-dimensional object?
A. B.
C. D.
17. The following illustration shows a design shape.
Which of the following is an accurate orthographic projection of the design shown above?
A. B.
C. D.
18. Which of the following describes areason why companies irradiate some fruits and vegetables before they aresold to the public?
A. to improve the flavors by increasingthe sugar content
B. to speed up the ripening of producepicked too early
C. to partially cook the produce beforecanning or freezing
D. to extend the shelf life by killingexisting microorganisms
19. Which of the following best describesan advantage of using a mass productionmanufacturing system instead of acustom manufacturing system?
A. Customers can provide specificfeedback to workers.
B. Workers become skilled in allaspects of assembly.
C. Goods can be easily modified for customers.
D. Products can be made at a lower cost
20. What is the first step in designing a product?
A. model a solutionB. communicate thesolution
C. identify the need or wantD. build a prototype