Diploma Programme Design Technology Practice Test

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• Which drying method places the stacks of sawn timber in the open or in large sheds with little control over the drying process?
• Which term describes a decorative fabric produced by weaving symmetrical patterns and figures?
• Which term describes the drying method where timber is dried in air?
• Which term describes a system that simultaneously generates heat and electricity from either the combustion of fuel or a solar heat collector?
• What term describes photorealistic CAD-based interactive models that use surface and solid modelling?
• Which term is used for the assessment of a product's environmental impact across its entire life cycle from raw materials to disposal?
• The term used to describe design that intentionally reflects a past era is
• Which process mats fibers into fabric by matting the fibers together?
• Data related to physical characteristics used to optimise the user's safety, health, comfort and performance.
• Which term describes a distortion in which the ends of a material do not lie on the same plane?
• What is the term for distortion in wood caused by uneven drying?
• Which data type includes numerical measurements such as height and shoe size?
• Which term describes autonomous robots that can operate largely without supervision from a human?
• Which term describes the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a boundary?
• Which term describes the measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when a material is heated?
• Which term refers to the level of vigilance, readiness or caution of an individual?
• Which property describes the ability of a material to be drawn into a wire or other extended shape?
• What term describes imperfections in timber caused by branches growing within the tree?
• The calculation and simulation of unknown factors in products using CAD systems.
• Any company or product that can fulfil similar functions for a similar market.
• Which generation of robots is characterized by simple mechanical arms with precise motions at high speed but requiring constant human supervision?
• What term denotes a model that is a smaller or larger physical copy of an object?
• Treatment of wood that makes it poisonous to insects, fungi, and marine borers?
• The term that refers to the size of grains in a metal is called what?
• Which discipline focuses on how humans interact with tools, machines, and environments to improve performance and safety?
• In classic design, the status that a product can convey as it becomes more desirable is called
• Which term describes the aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements, particularly those of size, strength and physical capacity?
• A continuous manufacturing process used to create composite materials with a constant cross-section.
• Which drawings are bigger or smaller than the real product but exactly in proportion with the product?
• The business of putting an invention in the marketplace and making it a success.
• A person's sense of physical or psychological tiredness is called what?
• Which term refers to intentionally phasing out products to make room for newer designs?
• What concept corresponds to design that gains value and is highly desired in classic designs?
• Which term describes the concept of considering environmental impact across the entire life cycle from raw material extraction to disposal?
• Which term describes a wood preservative that penetrates timber fibres to protect against borers, wood lice and fungi?
• Which term describes the protection of a product's shape or ornamentation through legal means?
• What is the name of the manufacturing system in which products move along a conveyor in a continuous sequence?
• The use of computers to aid the design process.
• Which method converts yarn into fabric by matting the fibres together?
• Which term refers to production on a small scale centred on manual skills?
• Reforestation is the process of restoring tree cover to areas where woodlands or forest once existed.
• Which term describes natural resources that have been identified in terms of quantity and quality?
• Which concept refers to a product becoming outdated on purpose to sustain markets or enable future enhancements?
• Which term describes a plastic that can be heated and re-formed into a new shape multiple times?
• Which term describes identifying and applying advances from science to develop different products or systems?
• Which model is developed to look and feel like the final product?
• Five Rogers diffusion characteristics that affect consumer adoption are sometimes referred to as which term?
• Which term best matches the description: The use of computers to aid the design process.
• A model that determines the structure of data.
• Which term refers to a plastic that can be heated and reformed into a new shape repeatedly?
• Which term describes producing products by assembling large numbers of identical units on an assembly line?
• Drawings that are used to guide the production of a product.
• Which process uses a laser to fuse particles to produce a 3D object, commonly used for rapid prototyping?
• What term describes the weight a robot can manipulate?
• Which term refers to the process by which a product's idea spreads from a small group to a larger market?
• What term describes a symbol, word, or combination legally registered to represent a company or product?
• Which term denotes a rapid prototyping approach used to design and test interfaces in user-centered design?
• Which term refers to technologies used to reduce pollutants and waste after production?
• A hard, brittle and typically transparent amorphous solid formed by rapidly cooling a fusion of sand, soda and lime is known as what?
• The second fastest category to adopt an innovation.
• The measure of a material's resistance to deflection under load is called what?
• Which term describes a chart used to identify appropriate materials based on desired properties?
• These factors can be considered to maximise performance of a user in a role and reduce the risk of accidents.
• Products can be considered classic designs based on how well they fulfil the task that they have been designed for.
• In sustainable design, which term best describes a cradle-to-cradle approach aimed at eliminating waste and enabling product reuse?
• The last to adopt an innovation.
• Which term describes fibres made from man-made materials joined by polymerisation?
• EMC stands for which concept describing timber moisture content in equilibrium with its environment?
• Which term describes an individual article or a prototype for larger-scale production?
• Which term describes an economy model in which resources remain in use for as long as possible, from which maximum value is extracted while in use, and the products and materials are recovered and regenerated at the end of the product life cycle?
• Which term denotes the slow, permanent deformation of a material under a sustained mechanical stress?
• Which term describes the property that allows light to pass through with minimal scattering, enabling a clear view?
• An influential individual who can take an invention to market.
• Which concept is associated with an economy model where resources remain in use for as long as possible and materials are recovered at end of life?
• The reduction of total material and energy throughput of any product and service.
• Human body measurements taken when the subject is in motion related to range and reach of various body movements. E.g. crawling height, overhead reach and the range of upper body movements.
• A visualization of an idea, often created on paper or through software, in two or three dimensions, is called which term?
• Which category is typically the first to implement a novel idea after the innovators but before the majority?
• Which term describes the measure of how fast heat is conducted through a material when there is a temperature difference across it?
• What is the term for a warp along the length of the face of wood?
• Which term best matches the description: A diagram showing how components fit together to make a whole?
• Creep is characterized by which of the following?
• What term quantifies the total energy required to manufacture a product, excluding use phase?
• When a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.
• In manufacturing planning, what describes the space around a workstation needed for safe operation?
• A design strategy that focuses on three broad environmental categories—materials, energy, and pollution/waste.
• Which factor determines the grain size in metals?
• LOM stands for which rapid prototyping method?
• Kiln seasoning is defined as a thermally insulated chamber used to reach high temperatures for processes such as hardening or drying. Which term best matches this definition?
• What is the term for an improvement in how a product is produced or organized that reduces costs?
• The creation of a smaller or larger tangible version of an object that can be physically interacted with is called what?
• Which property relates to a fluid that can undergo a dramatic change in its viscosity when exposed to an electric field?
• Which term describes the ability of a material to be permanently deformed and not return to its original shape?
• Which manufacturing approach adds material to create products?
• A product that serves as a standard of its time, manufactured industrially, and timeless appeal is called what?
• Favourable in terms of appearance.
• What modelling technique creates 3D models layer-by-layer by hardening molecules of a liquid polymer using a laser beam?
• Which material is a hard, brittle, and typically transparent amorphous solid formed by rapidly cooling a fusion of sand, soda and lime?
• Which term describes a volume production process in which machines are controlled by computers?
• Tempering increases toughness of iron-based metals; which property is enhanced?
• Which term describes the measure of a material's opposition to the flow of electric current—the property that increases with poorer conductivity?
• A piezoelectric material gives off a small electrical discharge when deformed.
• Which term is defined as a 3D printing technique that deposits melted material layer by layer to build a model?
• Which term identifies prototypes equipped to take measurements to provide quantitative feedback for analysis?
• A feature allowing equipment to be adjusted to fit different users in terms of size and fit.
• Density is the mass of a material divided by its volume. Which option correctly names this property?
• What is the moisture within timber that is contained within cell cavities and intercellular spaces called?
• An agreement from a government office to give someone the right to make or sell a new invention for a certain number of years.
• A simple and cost-effective way to protect an innovative shape, appearance or ornamentation.
• An automatic system that a person uses to interpret information and react, consisting of inputs, processes, and outputs, is called what?
• A realistic picture of the final model, offering some machining data is known as?
• What term refers to the stock or supply of materials that are available in a given context?
• What type of solutions address the entire system rather than individual components?
• A measure of the stiffness of an elastic material defined by stress/strain?
• Which term describes a set of psychological factors from the environment that can influence performance?
• Which term describes the application of scientific information concerning the relationship between humans and the design of products, systems, and environments?
• Which term refers to a visualization of an idea, often created on paper or through software, in two or three dimensions?
• Which term describes the wood from evergreen trees?
• What term describes the cycle that every product goes through from introduction to withdrawal?
• Which term describes the process of gradually improving products over time by releasing new versions and generations?
• Hardwood refers to the wood harvested from which type of tree?
• In classic design, a product that is ubiquitous is described by which term?
• A type of drawing technique that has fixed rules, the most widely used being isometric projection and perspective drawing.
• Which term corresponds to the concept of giving exclusive rights to creators for their original works?
• Which term describes a property of a metal that means that it does not readily react with oxygen and degrade?
• Which term refers to materials whose properties can be changed under external stimuli?
• The wood from a deciduous tree is referred to as which term?
• Density is defined as the mass per unit what?
• Which term denotes the legal protection that provides exclusive rights to creators of original works?
• Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body.
• A list of requirements, constraints and considerations that a yet-to-be-designed product must fulfil.
• Which model describes an economy based on making, using, and disposing of products with little emphasis on reuse?
• Which term denotes a metal property indicating resistance to oxidation when exposed to air?
• Which production method is characterized by a steady, uninterrupted flow of material?
• Which term is often the first step in rapid prototyping for user interface design, using simple paper sketches and models?
• Which term describes natural resources identified in terms of quantity and quality?
• Which term includes the research and analysis of the mechanics (operation of our muscles, joints, tendons, etc.) of our human body. It also includes Force (impact on user's joints), Repetition, Duration and Posture.
• In classic design, which factor plays an important part alongside form and function?
• Which concept is concerned with protecting customers from all organizations where there is an exchange relationship?
• Which term describes a warp across the width of wood where the edges are higher or lower than the center?
• Which term describes the process where a new idea or product adoption is actively slowed in the market?
• Which term describes data that is gathered from sources other than the user?
• Which term describes a material that changes colour in response to light?
• Nominal means 'by name' and is used for classification into discrete groups without a measurement within or between categories. This describes which data scale?
• Which term means a material that breaks into sharp shards when broken?
• Which term relates to the amount of matter contained within a material?
• Which term describes the methods used to join two materials together?
• Which field studies how memory, reasoning, motor response and perception influence interactions between users and devices?
• Which environmental factors influence Equilibrium Moisture Content in timber?
• What term describes CHP plants that generate heat and power for a local community, with the plant close enough to distribute heat efficiently?
• The proportion of a population with a dimension at or below a given value is described by which concept?
• Which term describes a continuous filament used to create fabrics and composites?
• What do you call a material composed of two or more constituents with different properties?
• Which additive manufacturing technique uses a laser to fuse small particles of material into a mass that has a desired 3D shape?
• Which term is a robot that can perform more than one task in a manufacturing environment?
• The technology of the components stays the same, but the configuration of the components is changed to produce a new design.
• Which term describes the controlled drying process to reduce moisture in timber?
• Which term describes a volume production process involving machines controlled by humans?
• What business practice involves producing several models of the same product and charging different prices for each model?
• Which term describes the product's visible identity that consumers associate with it, including style and appearance?
• Which rapid prototyping system builds a 3D product by slicing the design into layers and bonding the slices to form the final product?
• Repetitiveness and workload considerations are part of which design domain?
• Which term describes a small-scale production process centred on manual skills?
• What term describes the ability of a material to undergo permanent shape change?
• Sheets of material made from layers of veneers (e.g., plywood) are called what?
• What term describes the reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context?
• The way in which something is regarded, understood or interpreted.
• Which data type is defined by numeric scales with equal intervals between values?
• Technology that is used to reduce pollutants and waste at the end of a process.
• Which term is used for protecting wood against pests and decay by applying chemical solutions?
• Which term describes a solution to a problem in one field that is used to provide a new idea for a design problem in another?
• Which term refers to an isolated inventor who champions change in the face of resistance?
• Which term refers to forms and decorations from a specific historical period used in design?
• Which term describes the ability of a material to transmit light with minimal scattering, enabling a clear view?
• Which term is used to describe someone who turns an invention into a market-ready product?
• The method with which energy is transported from a source to where it is used.
• A model that exists in the mind used to help us know and understand ideas.
• A software tool used for creating precise drawings or technical illustrations.
• A change is made in both technology and organization.
• Which term is a specific group within the target market at which a product or marketing message is aimed at?
• In classic design, the increasing desirability of a product can convey which concept?
• Which term refers to the list of requirements a yet-to-be-designed product must fulfil?
• What term describes the recording of human and animal movement by video, magnetic, or electro-mechanical devices?
• A trademark used to identify a service rather than a product is known as what?
• What term describes a market process where a new idea adoption is actively slowed?
• Which manufacturing technique removes material to create a component?
• What term refers to the processes of separating the component parts of a product to recover the parts and materials?
• Which term describes technology that is shelved for various reasons and may be rediscovered later?
• Which term refers to orthographic drawings of the components of an assembly containing details just about that component?
• Manufacturing techniques that add material in order to create it.
• Which property describes a material's ability to resist being pushed or squashed?
• Which principle involves the anticipation of potential problems in relation to the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of a product?
• Which term represents the state of being present in all places within a design culture?
• What term is used for a range of sizes that caters to the majority of the market?
• The process of toughening a metal through plastic deformation?
• Which term describes timber subject to decay and attack by fungus?
• Which term describes creating a new product by reconfiguring existing modules without changing the overall system layout?
• A volume production process where products and components are moved continuously along a conveyor.
• Which field examines how mental processes, (memory, reasoning, motor response and perception), affect the interactions between users and other components of a system?
• This is the stage in a product life cycle where the product is no longer needed even though it functions as well as it did when first manufactured.
• Which principle covers strategies used to reduce the waste produced by a product or in the production and disposal of a product?
• The first individuals to adopt an innovation.
• Which production approach involves producing large amounts of standardized products on production lines with very high production rates per worker?
• An individual working outside or inside an organization who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others.
• Which term refers to the study of the mechanics of living organisms, including muscles and joints?
• Which substance is used to protect timber by penetrating the fibres against attack by borers and fungi?
• The degree to which a prototype is exactly like the final product.
• What term refers to wired and wireless communication between similar devices?
• Which term specifically describes design that imitates or uses the aesthetics of a particular historical period?
• Which term describes the strategy that uses scientific advances to drive new designs, often leading to new products?
• Which term describes a modelling approach where the product is developed using a top-down structure in CAD?
• Which term describes designing in a way that accounts for the environmental impact of a product throughout its life?
• A range that a person can stretch to touch or grasp an object from a specified position.
• What term describes a warp across the width of the face of wood, with edges higher or lower than the centre?
• Which term describes products that are improved and developed over time, leading to new versions and generations?
• Which concept describes the market assessment considering fixed and variable costs and pricing?
• A selection of sizes a product is made in that caters for the majority of a market.
• A specific group of people within the target market at which a product or marketing message is aimed at.
• The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers.
• What term describes the ability of an individual to use devices to create small amounts of energy to run low-energy products?
• Which data type is collected from the population by someone else for analysis, not gathered directly by the researcher?
• Which property is defined as the ratio of stress to strain in the elastic region?
• Which term refers to laws and regulations grounded in sustainability principles that guide designers and manufacturers?
• What term describes a natural resource that cannot be remade or re-grown because its formation rate is too slow to sustain use?
• Which term refers to a smart material that can generate an electric current when heated?
• Which term refers to engineered wood products formed by bonding together strands, particles, or fibers with adhesives?
• Which term describes properties related to the relationship between stress and strain in a material?
• Which term describes a local energy system that generates heat and electricity for nearby communities?
• Which term is used for modelling the structure of data?
• A design that uses form and decoration from a particular period of time or style is called which term?
• Which concept describes devices that communicate with each other and operate without human intervention?
• Which term describes the property that measures the rate at which heat passes through a material when there is a temperature difference?
• A force on a material divided by cross-sectional area equals what?
• Data collected by someone other than the user.
• In the context of classic design, a feature that can be found almost everywhere is called
• What term refers to engineered wood or composite wood made by binding together strands, particles, fibers, or veneers with adhesives?
• Which term describes a set of formal drawing techniques that depicts an object as getting smaller and closer together the further away they are?
• Which term describes forming a sheet-like material by interlacing long threads at right angles?
• Which phrase refers to the origins or social roots of consumerism?
• Which term describes using materials from obsolete products to create new items?
• Which term describes the ability of a resource to replenish itself within a practical timeframe?
• Which term is a scale or full-size representation used to gain feedback from users?
• Software that allows designers to perform Life cycle analysis (LCA) on a product and assess its environmental impact is an example of which term?
• Robots that are equipped with sensors that can provide information about their surroundings.
• Which term is described by controls, visibility, hazards, warnings, and safety guards in a workplace?
• Which term describes a small-scale production approach centred on manual skills?
• Which term denotes a product that has existed for a long time and is widely circulated in classic design?
• What term describes the complete set of activities to recover materials from a product, including separation and processing?
• Which data category consists of measurements taken while the subject is in motion, including range and reach of movements?
• The moisture within timber that is contained in the cells walls.
• Which term describes materials produced by plants or animals that can be spun into a thread, rope or filament?
• A system that virtually slices a 3D CAD model into layers and cuts out each layer from material using a laser or plotter cutter is called what?
• What term describes an indication that a patent application has been filed but not yet processed?
• An improvement in how a product is made or organized that often lowers costs is known as?
• Seasoning is the commercial drying of timber which reduces the moisture content of wood.
• Which term specifically refers to the computer control of machines for fabricating complex components?
• Which concept describes the need to balance inputs from designers, engineers, and manufacturers during development?
• Recycling refers to using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.
• Covering the surface of a material with a thin sheet for protection or aesthetics is known as what process?
• Which term describes a product that becomes a standard of its era due to industrial production and lasting appeal?
• What term refers to the use of computer control to manufacture complex parts?
• Which prototypes are designed to capture quantitative feedback by integrating sensors or measurement capabilities?
• Which term describes the earliest market entry that sets the initial standard for competitors?
• Which term describes a physical copy of an object created to study its properties at different scales?
• Which term describes strategies used to reduce waste in relation to the production, use and disposal of a product?
• Typically descriptive data used to find out in depth the way people think or feel - their perception.
• Which term defines the rate at which a resource can be replenished?
• Which term describes a thermally insulated chamber used for high-temperature processes such as hardening or drying?
• When a new technology supersedes an existing technology, the existing technology quickly falls out of use and is no longer incorporated into new products.
• The wood from a coniferous tree is called what?
• A person's sense of physical or psychological ease is known as what?
• Which term is used for the stock of materials available in a given context?
• Which word describes something that is present almost everywhere in the product landscape?
• Which term describes the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms?
• What term describes the ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near-natural way?
• Which adopter group tends to adopt after the product is established, reflecting cautious behavior?
• Which term describes the property that measures a material's ability to resist crack propagation?
• Which data type includes dynamic measurements while performing a required task, such as reaching abilities and maneuvering?
• Which term describes a single article that can be used as a prototype before mass production?
• The third fastest group to adopt an innovation, tends to take more time to consider adopting new innovations.
• What term describes a high-risk strategy that introduces a new idea that is very different from the current paradigm?
• Which term describes transforming a product by changing the arrangement or configuration of its components?
• Which term describes a product wearing out and becoming obsolete over time?
• Which term describes an economy based on the make, use, dispose model?
• The total energy required to produce a product.
• What describes the lack of chemical reactivity between a material and others?
• Which production method runs continuously with no deliberate interruptions?
• Which term describes a material that reduces transmission of electric charge?
• Which term describes a distortion in which the ends of a material do not lie on the same plane?
• Rebuilding a product so that it is in an 'as new' condition, typically used for car engines and tyres.
• Which term describes solid models that are clear representations of the final part?
• The heat treating process designed to increase toughness by heating and cooling in air is called what?
• Density can be described as which of the following, with the correct option located second?
• Which term refers to a plastic that, once formed into a shape, cannot be reformed?
• The first product of its type to be released on the market.
• In classic design, form relates to the shape of a product and the aesthetic qualities that the shape gives.
• Which term describes the process of applying a thin protective or decorative layer to a surface?
• Which term would be used for simulating the human body's mechanical and biological aspects?
• Which property measures a material's ability to withstand compressive loads?
• Manufacturing methods for modifying the shape of a material.
• The ratio of change in length to original length under stress is Strain.
• What term describes technology that interfaces the user via the sense of touch?
• Which term describes systems of drawings that include isometric projection and orthographic projection?
• Which term refers to a product that has existed and been in circulation for a long time in classic design?
• An idea from one context is used to stimulate ideas for solving a problem in another context.
• Defining numerically the carbon emissions generated by a particular product is called
• Which term describes the drive to create new products based on scientific advances in technology?
• A fixed 3D space where work activities take place, considering clearance and reach?
• Strategies for the separation of components of a product in order to recover raw materials.
• Which production approach involves producing a set number of items in a single batch?
• (innovation strategies)
• Which alloy combination is characterized by high mechanical strength, creep resistance, good surface stability and corrosion resistance?
• Which property describes a fluid that dramatically changes viscosity when exposed to a magnetic field?
• What is the process that reduces moisture content in wood by placing stacks in a kiln with controlled heat, air, and humidity?
• Which term is used to describe the practice of offering multiple versions of the same product at different price points?
• Which term describes materials whose properties can be altered when subjected to external stimuli?
• Which term is often the first step in rapid prototyping used in UCD for designing interfaces?
• The nature of the job relates to which concept?
• What is the term for the method by which energy is used?
• Which term refers to laws and regulations based on conservation and sustainability principles followed by designers and manufacturers when creating green products?
• A product or type of technology that challenges existing companies to ignore or embrace technical change.
• Which term describes a material made from different sizes of wood chips and joined with glue?
• Which term describes the process by which older technologies become obsolete due to advances?
• What term covers the methods used to join two similar or dissimilar materials?
• Which term describes products, services or processes that reduce waste and require the minimum amount of non-renewable resources?
• Which property set includes mass, weight, volume, and density?
• Management concerns include which elements?
• Which term describes a natural resource that can be replenished with the passage of time, or does not abate at all?
• Physical environment includes which elements?
• Which discipline focuses on understanding how humans interact with elements of a system and designing accordingly?
• Which term describes a fluid whose viscosity changes dramatically when subjected to an electric field?
• Which term refers to a simple mechanical arm with precise, high-speed motions that requires constant supervision by a human operator?
• The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or a process.
• Which term refers to an electrical supply distribution network that can be national or international, allowing electricity to move across borders?
• Who is the person within an organization who actively promotes and defends a particular idea to ensure its adoption?
• The level at which a resource is renewable—the rate at which it can be replenished.
• Which manufacturing method is used to create composite material profiles with a constant cross-section by pulling resin through a die?
• The fourth fastest group to adopt an innovation. They do so after it has been established in the marketplace and are seldom willing to take risks with new innovation.
• The method with which energy is stored for later use.
• Which term refers to the set of features recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers in a product category?
• Which property describes a material's resistance to penetration or scratching?
• Which generation of robots is characterized by sensors that provide information about the environment?
• A design philosophy that considers the environmental effects of a product all the way from manufacture to disposal.
• Which option best describes data that is subjective and descriptive rather than numeric?
• In classic design, a product that is omnipresent can be described as what?
• To redesign components or products to improve their characteristics or performance.
• A diagram that shows how components fit together to make a whole. Typically presented in an exploded view.
• Which term refers to the stock or supply of materials available within a given context?
• Within organizations, who is described as the influential person who champions a new idea?
• Which term refers to the creation of a smaller or larger tangible version of an object that can be physically interacted with?
• Which term relates to the degree to which a prototype matches the final product?
• Which process increases metal hardness by plastic deformation without removing material?
• What type of solutions are implemented to deal with the whole system, rather than just components?
• Technological advances that form the basis of new designs may be applied to the development of different types of products/systems.
• Which term refers to a warp across the width of the face of wood, with edges higher or lower than the centre?
• A thorough analysis of competing designs is required to establish the market need. What is this typically called?
• Which term describes a material made from wood chips of varying sizes joined with glue?
• Rough drawings of ideas used to convey or refine the idea are called?
• Which term relates to the design practice of minimizing materials, energy, and pollution in products and processes?
• Which category includes personal ability, alertness, age, and fatigue?
• The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces is called what?
• An appraisal of economic viability of the proposed design from a market perspective, taking into account fixed and variable costs and pricing. It is typically a summary about potential users and the market.
• Which data type is based on numeric scales with order and equal differences between values?
• Which term best describes the appearance-related desirability?
• Which term describes the ability of a product to be changed in size to fit a range of percentiles?
• What is the protection granted by a government office to allow someone to exploit an invention for a certain number of years?
• Static data refers to measurements taken in which condition?
• Which term describes a 3D printing technique that places melted layers of material on a bed to build up a 3D model?
• Which term refers to the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a boundary?
• Which quantity relies on mass and gravitational forces to provide a measurable value?
• What term refers to the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device?
• Which term is defined as a substance that penetrates timber fibres to protect wood from borers, wood lice, and fungi?
• On occasion, the inventor is also the product champion and/or entrepreneur. This requires specific skill sets and actions to fulfil these roles and the reason inventors often take on multiple roles.
• Which term means laws considered collectively to address a specific topic?
• Over time, products wear out and break down.
• Which term refers to a 3D representation intended to be a clear depiction of the final part?
• A legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive ownership for its use and distribution.
• Which term best fits the category that encompasses safety policies and safety education?
• What term describes materials that resist deformation under load?
• A long continuous length of interlocked synthetic or natural fibres?
• A ratio scale allows you to compare differences between numbers.
• In product design, what term refers to the essential requirements a product must satisfy in relation to the user?
• A change in the arrangement of components to create a new product.
• Which term describes changing a product's design to achieve better performance while preserving its function?
• Which term denotes a material made from two or more constituents with differing properties?
• A design philosophy that aims to eliminate waste from the production, use and disposal of a product, focusing on products made to be made again.
• Which method converts a yarn into fabric by creating consecutive rows of interlocking loops?
• When determining the target market, market sectors and segments need to be identified.
• A mixture that contains at least one metal.
• What is the term for intangible property used commercially?
• Which data type exists on an arbitrary numerical scale where the exact value has no significance beyond ranking?
• Social or psychological environment includes which factors?
• Which term describes user mistakes that can contribute to accidents in complex systems?
• Shape memory alloys are metals that when deformed, can spring back into its original shape once released.
• Within the context of classic design, image relates to the instantly recognizable aesthetics of a particular product.
• What term describes obsolescence caused by changing fashions and trends?
• Which production approach uses a predefined, limited quantity of items produced in a single run?
• What term describes a CIM system that manufactures products to individual customer orders?
• The basic configuration stays the same, but one or more key components are changed.
• What term describes robots that can perform only one task?
• Which term is the first step in rapid prototyping, widely used in user-centered design for designing and testing interfaces?
• Which term best describes the influence of broader social and cultural forces on a product's design in classic design?
• Data collected by a user for a specific purpose.
• Which term defines the assessment of a product's environmental impact through five life-cycle stages: pre-production, production, distribution (including packaging), utilization, and disposal?
• Which term describes a product development process obtained through 3D, parametric and associative CAD systems?
• Which term covers sensory attributes such as taste, texture, smell and appearance?
• What is the physical space between two objects?
• Data that can be measured and recorded using numbers. Examples include height, shoe size, and fingernail length.
• What term refers to a sample or model built to test a concept or process?
• Which framework maps the four stages of a product's commercial life?
• The process of discovering a principle.
• What term refers to turning waste timber into usable products?
• An unexpected discovery leads to a new idea.
• A set of psychological factors that can affect the performance of an individual that come from the environment that the individual is situated.
• Which term describes a material that changes colour in response to light?
• What is the measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity?
• Which term is used for rough drawings that convey or refine an idea?
• Which term describes a system that slices a CAD model into thin layers, then cuts out each layer from a roll of material using a laser or plotter cutter?
• Structural data refers to which of the following?
• Aspects of a product that relate to taste, texture, smell and appearance.
• Which term describes the extent to which a material will return to its original shape after deformation?
• Which term describes products that are classic designs and often increase in value as they become more desirable?
• Fibres made from a man-made material that are spun into a thread by polymerisation are called what?
• These include personal motivation to express creativity/for personal interest, scientific or technical curiosity, constructive discontent, desire to make money, desire to help others.
• Mistakes made by users that can contribute to major accidents are referred to as which?
• Which term describes the basic functional purpose or task a product is designed to accomplish?
• Which data type describes datasets where items are ranked in order but the differences between ranks are not specified?
• Which term is used for a patent application that has not yet been granted and is pending examination?
• Which term refers to the slow, permanent deformation of a solid material under the influence of a mechanical stress?
• The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product.
• Equipment design relates to which factors?
• Which term denotes re-using a product in the same or a different context to extend its life?
• The factor describing social group and morale is associated with which category?