Unit 1: Engineering Basics Flashcards, Chapters 1-5

What does NSPE stand for?

National Society of Professional Engineers

For which of the following products are engineers directly involved in the production?

Highways, Drinking water, Notebook paper, Bridges, Automobiles, MP3 players

The worldwide population of people 65 years of age and older will double in the next 25 years.

True

Which of the following are among the fastest growing occupations?

Systems analysts, Computer specialists, Engineers

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Engineers work in which field?

Customer service, Design, Maintenance, Sales, Technical support

List at least five traits of good engineers.

1) problem-solving, 2) analytical thinking, 3) curiosity, 4) attention to detail, and 5) communication skills.

What does ABET stand for?

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology  

Most graduating engineering students take a five-hour twenty minute exam called the FE exam. What does FE stand for?

Fundamentals of Engineering

Which engineering discipline is most likely to be involved with providing public infrastructure and services?

Civil Engineering

Which engineering discipline is most likely to be involved with providing lighting and wiring for buildings?

Electrical Engineering

Which engineering discipline is most likely to be involved with providing heating, cooling, and refrigerating equipment?

Mechanical Engineering

Which engineering discipline is most likely to be involved with providing military aircraft and missiles?

Aerospace Engineering

Which engineering discipline is most likely to be involved in the pharmaceutical industry?

Chemical Engineering

Continuing education classes, seminars, and workshops are examples of what?

Lifelong learning.

How many hours are there in a week?

168

How many hours should you spend studying outside of class for each hour spent in class?

3 hours

Collecting useful information and checking to determine if a product that closely meets the needs of your client already exists are parts of which phase in the engineering design process?

Research and preparation

Generating ideas or concepts that could offer reasonable solutions to your problem is part of which phase in the engineering design process?

conceptualization

During which phase of the engineering design process do you begin to consider details, perform calculations, run computer models, and narrow down the types of materials to be used?

synthesis

Design and development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is known as what?

sustainability in design

The world population currently uses over what percentage of the world's resources that the planet can sustain?

20%

Which of the following professional organizations formed the Sustainability Ad Hoc Committee to map and coordinate sustainability-related issues?

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

What is a property of materials that shows how good the material is in transferring thermal energy (heat) from a high-temperature region to a low-temperature region within the material?

Thermal conductivity.

A design team may be defined as a group of individuals with complementary expertise, problem solving skills, and talent who are working together to solve a problem or achieve a common goal.

True

In which method of conflict resolution is the conflict treated as a problem to be solved by the team?

collaboration  

A process the engineering managers use to ensure a project is completed on time and within budget.

Project Scheduling

An evaluation table typically uses two scales for evaluating alternatives. What are those two scales?

level of importance; how well it meets each design criterion

"The right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling" is an example of language contained in what?

Patents

A form of law that protects from others copying the exact way things were explained or described is what?

Copyright

What does ANSI stand for?

American National Standards Institute

What does ASTM stand for?

American Society for Testing and Materials

UL is primarily involved with developing safety standards for equipment and practices used in laboratories.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) develops safety standards and certification frameworks for a vast range of products, components, and systems. Their work establishes the benchmarks for electrical safety, fire protection, and emerging technologies like cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

Which of the following standards and codes organizations has United States regulatory authority?

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

What does ISO stand for?

International Organization for Standardization. It is not IOS because ISO is already used in engineering, and people didn’t want to confuse others with the new term, so just kept ISO as Iso.

Which of the following organizations is directly responsible for European standards and codes?

(Conformité Européenne) CE

What does BSI stand for?

British Standards Institute

In which country is DIN primarily involved?

Germany Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardization)

In which country is AFNOR primarily involved?

France (Association Française de Normalisation)

In which country is SIS primarily involved?

Sweden: Swedish Institute for Standards

In which country is CSBTS primarily involved?

China: China State Bureau of Technical Supervision

The EPA sets the standards for contaminant levels in our drinking water that are considered safe to drink.

True

Which water contaminant levels is usually slightly higher?

MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level

The MCL is legally enforceable.

True

The MCLG is legally enforceable.

False. MCLG stands for Maximum Contaminant Level Goal

List, in proper order, the four steps involved in a basic engineering problem solution.

define the problem, simplify the problem, analyze, verify the results

Asking yourself, "What are some of the things known about the problem?" is a part of which step in a basic engineering problem solution?

Defining the problem

Before you can proceed with the analysis of the problem, you may first need to do what?

simplify the problem

Asking yourself, "what reasonable and logical assumptions can I make and yet obtain an appropriate solution?" is a part of which step in a basic engineering problem solution?

simplifying the problem    

Applying physical laws and fundamental concepts that govern the behavior of engineering systems is a part of which step in a basic engineering problem solution?

performing the solution or analysis

Asking yourself, "does the outcome make sense?" is a part of which step in a basic engineering problem solution?

verifying the results

Engineering paper is the same thing as graph paper.

False

What are the three main sections of the engineering homework presentation format?

given, find, solution   

The grid lines on the back of engineering paper are used for sketches that are drawn on the back of the paper.

False

A means of communicating which of the main project objectives have been achieved to others in an organization, or to the sponsors of a project, is known as what?

a progress report  

A means of communicating to people in top management positions the findings of a detailed study or proposal is known as what?

an executive summary

A means of conveying information in a brief way to interested individuals is known as what?

a short memo

In a technical report, a brief informative description of the report contents is known as what?

The correct answer is "the title".

In a technical report, the section in which you state precise objectives, emphasize significant findings, and present conclusions and/or recommendations is known as what?

The abstract

In a technical report, the section in which you state what is to be investigated through the performance of the experiment is known as what?

the objectives

In a technical report, the section in which you provide the reader with copies of all original data sheets, diagrams, and supplementary notes is known as what?

the appendix

In a formal presentation there are certain rules and strategies that you need to follow.

True

Engineering drawings typically convey all of the following vital information except what?

Cost

A type of "language" used by engineers to convey their ideas on engineering drawings includes what?

engineering symbols and signs