9 TED Final Exam Review Questions and
Answers
which of the following does not represent an innovation derived from the NASA space program -
Answer-dye free laundry detergent
the rate of technological development is - Answer-rapidly increasing
what allows companies and individuals to protect their product designs from being copied and produced
without their permission - Answer-patents
what does not contribute to the success or failure of a product - Answer-accessories
specific, goal oriented research conducted by a company to design new innovations is called - Answer-
research and development
a series of refinements to an original idea or product - Answer-innovation
design problems are {blank} presented in a clearly defined form - Answer-seldom
, what occurs when a new user applies an existing innovation developed for one purpose in a different
function - Answer-technology transfer
when a designer must make a choice between a positive and negative impact for a product - Answer-
trade off
most development of technologies these days is driven by what - Answer-profit motives
what represents the original invention computers are based upon - Answer-abacus
what represents new technologies creating new processes? - Answer-the integration of robotics in
manufacturing
which of the following is least likely to be a reason to reverse engineer a technological device - Answer-
the device needs to be compared to the original design documentation
technology transfer occurs when - Answer-an innovation used for one purpose is used for another
purpose
what event from the early 1900s had the most significant effect on the progress of science and invention
- Answer-the invention of the automobile
early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was based not on
scientific knowledge but on - Answer-technical know-how
the most significant result of the development of wind mills and water wheels - Answer-beginning of
industrialization
manufacturing production systems can be classified as - Answer-customized, batch, and continuous
Answers
which of the following does not represent an innovation derived from the NASA space program -
Answer-dye free laundry detergent
the rate of technological development is - Answer-rapidly increasing
what allows companies and individuals to protect their product designs from being copied and produced
without their permission - Answer-patents
what does not contribute to the success or failure of a product - Answer-accessories
specific, goal oriented research conducted by a company to design new innovations is called - Answer-
research and development
a series of refinements to an original idea or product - Answer-innovation
design problems are {blank} presented in a clearly defined form - Answer-seldom
, what occurs when a new user applies an existing innovation developed for one purpose in a different
function - Answer-technology transfer
when a designer must make a choice between a positive and negative impact for a product - Answer-
trade off
most development of technologies these days is driven by what - Answer-profit motives
what represents the original invention computers are based upon - Answer-abacus
what represents new technologies creating new processes? - Answer-the integration of robotics in
manufacturing
which of the following is least likely to be a reason to reverse engineer a technological device - Answer-
the device needs to be compared to the original design documentation
technology transfer occurs when - Answer-an innovation used for one purpose is used for another
purpose
what event from the early 1900s had the most significant effect on the progress of science and invention
- Answer-the invention of the automobile
early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was based not on
scientific knowledge but on - Answer-technical know-how
the most significant result of the development of wind mills and water wheels - Answer-beginning of
industrialization
manufacturing production systems can be classified as - Answer-customized, batch, and continuous
