PLTW Intro to Engineering Design MIDTERM REVIEW
with questions and correct answers
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWERS-A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas,
stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Constraints - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. A limit to a design process. __________ may be such things as
appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A limitation or restriction.
Decision Matrix - CORRECT ANSWERS-A tool used to a tool used to compare design solutions against one
another, using specific criteria.
Design Brief - CORRECT ANSWERS-A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and
its constraints. The_____________ is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before
attempting a solution.
Design Process - CORRECT ANSWERS-A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and
constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and
wants and to winnow(narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Engineering Notebook - CORRECT ANSWERS-A book in which an engineer will formally document, in
chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.
Innovation - CORRECT ANSWERS-An improvement of an existing technological product system, or
method of doing something
Invention - CORRECT ANSWERS-A new product, system, or process that has never existed before,
created by study and experimentation.
Cabinet Pictorial - CORRECT ANSWERS-Oblique pictorial where depth is represented as half scale
compared to the height and width scale.
with questions and correct answers
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWERS-A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas,
stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Constraints - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. A limit to a design process. __________ may be such things as
appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A limitation or restriction.
Decision Matrix - CORRECT ANSWERS-A tool used to a tool used to compare design solutions against one
another, using specific criteria.
Design Brief - CORRECT ANSWERS-A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and
its constraints. The_____________ is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before
attempting a solution.
Design Process - CORRECT ANSWERS-A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and
constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and
wants and to winnow(narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Engineering Notebook - CORRECT ANSWERS-A book in which an engineer will formally document, in
chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.
Innovation - CORRECT ANSWERS-An improvement of an existing technological product system, or
method of doing something
Invention - CORRECT ANSWERS-A new product, system, or process that has never existed before,
created by study and experimentation.
Cabinet Pictorial - CORRECT ANSWERS-Oblique pictorial where depth is represented as half scale
compared to the height and width scale.
