TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS & QUALITY SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

Raw extraction and harvesting are examples of what? - Correct Answer Preprocessing In the management and planning of preprocessing there are five steps. What are they? - Correct Answer Design, forecasting, processing planning, select & sequence operations What part of the processing has a purpose that is to minimise production time and costs, efficiently organise the use of resources and maximise efficiency in the workplace? - Correct Answer Production Planning What is the meaning of Fixed Automation? - Correct Answer A process using mechanized machinery to perform fixed and repetitive operations in order to produce a high volume of similar parts. What is a compact controller that combines the features and capabilities of a PC-based control system that completes batch order? - Correct Answer Programmable Automation In the post-processing stages of manufacturing, what is "annealing"? - Correct Answer It softens to relieve stress In the post-processing stages of manufacturing, what is "hardening"? - Correct Answer Increase wear resistance In the post-processing stages of manufacturing, what is "tempering"? - Correct Answer It increases hardness What are factors in the determination of materials selected in the manufacturing process? - Correct Answer Properties, costs, source availability, environmental impact, durability (lasting), Non-durable (consumable) What are factors in the determination of costs of producing in the manufacturing process? - Correct Answer materials, people, overhead Ferrous metals have a high iron content & are materials such as what? (4) - Correct Answer iron, steel, stainless steel, magnetic materials Non-ferrous metals are nonmagnetic substances such as what? (5) - Correct Answer aluminum, copper, alloys, zinc, titanium