LSU DE Intro to Engineering Exam

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A programming language is described by both its syntax and semantics. Semantics ____.

Is the interpretation of the combined symbols of the language

Which of the following best describes the job of a Computer Scientist?

Programming a video game and Problem solving

Which statement best describes a computer program?

A program is a sequence of instructions and decisions that the computer carries out.

A push button is considered a:

Digital Input

Using an Arduino, you to/from inputs and ___ to/from outputs.

Write, Read

Computer Scientists are only involved in computer programming.

False

When writing code, each line typically ends with a semicolon (;).

True

Computer scientists are required to use math.

True

A computer scientist typically works with computer hardware rather than computer software.

False

Which of the following is not a product of Computer Science?

Computer Serce

Computer Science teaches which of the following?

Logic

Problem Solving

Creativity

All of the above

The end goal of Pixar animation is to recreate the scientifically correct real-world.

False

How can lighting affect a scene?

Lighting can affect a scenes mood and how the scene is perceived. How someone views the scene or how a person feels looking at it.

An electrical engineer is tasked with developing the lighting for a library, where each desk is required to have an individual light for use powered by the same outlet. What type of circuit should the electrical engineer wire to ensure that each desk lamp gets an equal amount of voltage?

Parallel

Which of the following equations correctly solves for current?

I = V/R

Areas of electrical engineering include all of the following except:

Computer Software

A circuit is a(n) loop that electrons can travel in.

closed

An electrical engineer may find a job in which of the following fields?

Aerospace

Biomedical

Robotics

Defense

All of the Above

What are the two strips on the side of a breadboard called and what are they typically used for?

Power rails, to connect power and ground to your circuit

An analog signal is less susceptible to noise than a digital signal.

False

On an LED, the leg is the positive leg and should be connected to the resistor.

Long

On an LED, the leg is the negative leg and should be connected to ground.

Short

A typical first program for a microcontroller is to simply blink a on and off.

LED

Conservation of charge states that charge cannot be created or destroyed

True

Electricity is the same thing as magnetism.

False

What is the difference between AM and FM signals?

The difference between AM and FM signals is that AM signal deals with the amplitude. FM radio deals with the frequency of the carrier signals.

Which of the following is a concentration of Industrial Engineering?

Lean Manufacturing

Building Information Modeling

Which word best describes Industrial Engineering?

Efficiency

Industrial engineers work to eliminate or reduce:

Waste and Machine set-up time

Which of the following is NOT an area of work for Industrial Engineers at Disney?

Ride maintenance

What qualities does a typical Industrial Engineer need to possess to be successful?

Creativity

Wit

Persistence

Perspective

All of these

Industrial engineers use Microsoft Excel as a tool to organize data.

True

Ergonomics considers all of the following except

Sleep habits of workers

A time study can be defined as a process for measuring the time required for performing a given task, using a given method, by a worker, working at a _ pace.

Trained, Normal

--->

Transportation

O

Operation

D

Delay

Square

Inspection

Explain the difference in a time study and a motion study.

A time study is a process of observing and measuring human work using a timing device to see the time required for the completion of the work by a qualified worker. A motion study is how fast the worker can build a certain object to reach proficiency.

A form of processing in which materials are made in bulk and cannot be moved to the next step of processing until they are all ready.

Batch

The process used by a chemical engineer to apply a small process to make large batches.

Scale Up

Material that is created in a process.

Output

Material that is entered into a process.

Input

Shows all of the processes in a full reaction in a diagram.

Process Flow Diagram

A constant flow of products moving in and out.

continuous flow

What does a chemical engineer need to know?I.Mathematics II.Chemistry III.PhysicsCore IV.Chemical Engineering

I, II, III, and IV

What is the purpose of a process flow diagram?

To view the entire flow of a process at once and decide where to make improvements

To give engineers a blueprint to show where different machines fit into a process

To keep track of all the materials and energy that are used and made in the process

All of the above

If you were making a process flow diagram on how to create a strawberry banana smoothie, which of the following would be unnecessary to show?

The person who will consume the smoothie

What's the main difference between a chemistry major and a chemical engineer?

A chemistry major works with chemicals on a small scale in a lab. A chemical engineer works with chemicals on a large scale in a plant.

When processing milk, the liquid goes through the following procedures: homogenization, pasteurization, chilling, and packaging. All of these are examples of

Unit operations

What would a chemical engineer use to map out the production process of a refinery?

Process Flow Diagram

The chemical method of burning oil is the most effective clean up method for spills near shorelines.

False

Envirobond 403 is used as a dispersant to clean up oil spills.

False

Oil can get trapped in underwater currents and can travel throughout the ocean.

True

Oil is more dense than water.

False

The Exxon Valdez oil spill has been completely cleaned up.

False

Nature is never able to treat oil spills without human intervention.

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the four levels in which environmental engineering operates?

Protecting cultural resources

Booms are a method of cleaning up oil spills by holding the oil in place so that it does not spread further and is easier to clean up.

Physical

_have the potential to provide clean-up in sensitive areas such as shorelines and wetlands without further harming the environment.

Micro-organisms

Which of the following best completes this statement: "Environmental engineers are concerned with developing engineering systems in order to . . . "

Control or reduce pollution and sustain environments required by people and processes

Environmental engineering is problem focused, rather than tool-based. Environmental engineers operate in four different levels of problem solving. In which of the following areas of focus would environmental engineers solve problems associated with the past and present concerns?

Remediation of contaminated sites and Treatment of waste

Environmental engineers work to ensure the quality of the life for humans, other species, and ecosystems. ___ is often protected through regulations to prevent future emissions, ___ is often ensured using a series of filtration processes, and __ can be preserved through remediation.

Air quality, water quality, land quality

Petroleum engineers work in subsurface engineering activities related to the production of .

Hydrocarbons

Which of these is not a typical upstream petroleum engineering concentration?

Logistics

Drilling Petroleum Engineers use horizontal hydraulic fracturing to recover hydrocarbons from underground reservoirs. Which of the following hydrocarbons is the hydraulic fracturing technique used for?

Shale Oil and Natural Gas

What type of rock do we get natural gas and oil from in the fracking process?

Shale

_is the process of using a water solution to break through layers of shale in order to fracture the rock layer

Fracturing

Reservoir, drilling, and production are examples of the _ phase of the petroleum industry

Upstream

A __ engineer applies scientific principles to drain the reservoir of hydrocarbons with state-of-the-art software technologies including simulations

reservoir

A __ engineer designs wells for field development and estimates risk and cost.

drilling

A _ engineer monitors and evaluates production and design completion systems as well as researches and develops better ways of production

production

is pumped down the casing and back up between the casing a borehole wall to create an impermeable layer.

Cement

_ a steel pipe inserted into the borehole after the drilling.

Surface Casing

A __ is used in horizontal drilling to create holes in the casing, cement and target rock.

Perforating Gun

Describe the benefits of horizontal drilling as opposed to vertical drilling. Be sure to include one environmental and one economic benefit and example in your description.

Horizontal drilling is better than vertical drilling because it is easier to go through the earth's surface especially when placing tubes into the ground. It can reduce oil and gas wells surface impact. It also shows more of the reservoir to get more oil out of the reservoir which is more profit for the company.

Biological engineers apply the principles of engineering to what:

Living organisms

Which of these is not a common concentration within Biological Engineering?

Biopetroleum

Biological engineers design.

Prosthetics

Medical devices

Genetically modified tissue

Organic water treatment solutions

All of the Above*

A prototype is

A working version of a created solution so that an engineering test whether it is a good solution

What is the last step in the engineering design process?

communicate results