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STUDYING MATERIAL
1. What is the first question in all engineering projects?
A. Who is the team lead?
B. What is the timeline?
C. What problem are we solving? ✅
D. How much will it cost?
Rationale: Identifying the problem is foundational to any engineering process, as it guides all
subsequent work.
2. What does OHIO stand for?
A. Only Have it on once
B. Only Handle it once ✅
C. One Hand is Open
D. Over Handle in Operations
Rationale: OHIO is a productivity concept encouraging handling a task or item only once to
reduce wasted time and effort.
3. T or F: Getting an in-progress check means that you can be awarded full credit on the lab
even if you get it checked off one week late.
A. True ✅
B. False
Rationale: An in-progress check locks in full credit, even if final checkoff is late, emphasizing
accountability and transparency.
4. What is your team's name?
,A. Youth Advocates for Innovation
B. Future Engineers of America
C. Alternative Youth Promoting Accessible Project Investments ✅
D. STEM United Team
Rationale: This is a direct recall question from team identification.
5. T or F: One of the benefits of Waterfall methodology is a long development to market
timeline.
A. True
B. False ✅
Rationale: A long timeline is a drawback, not a benefit. Waterfall is known for its rigidity and
slower response to change.
6. What is one benefit of blame, as discussed in class?
A. Encourages accountability
B. Identifies the weakest link
C. Boosts motivation
D. None — there are no benefits ✅
Rationale: Blame is counterproductive in team environments. Constructive problem-solving is
encouraged instead.
7. What is the genderless singular pronoun to use rather than he or she?
A. It
B. They ✅
C. Ze
D. One
Rationale: "They" is the most widely accepted and grammatically correct gender-neutral
pronoun.
8. What are the two three-word phrases that start most steps in Use Cases?
A. The developer writes / The tester runs
B. The user clicks / The program opens
C. The user shall / The system shall ✅
, D. The case begins / The sequence runs
Rationale: These phrases define responsibilities in Use Cases — user vs. system behavior.
9. In your CSE 110 team, what animal best describes you?
A. Eagle
B. Pig ✅
C. Dog
D. Owl
Rationale: This is a symbolic analogy, with "pig" often used in Agile to refer to committed
contributors.
10. Which methodology is most focused on planning and documentation?
A. Agile
B. Scrum
C. XP
D. Waterfall ✅
Rationale: Waterfall emphasizes a linear, documentation-heavy process, contrasting with
iterative Agile methods.
11. In order for a User Story to be complete, it needs what kind of test?
A. Performance test
B. Unit test
C. Acceptance test ✅
D. Integration test
Rationale: Acceptance tests verify that the story meets user requirements.
12. Write a User Story for a user to use login credentials when accessing sensitive data.
A. As a system, I need to log access...
B. I want to log in for privacy
C. As a user, I want to.... so that .... ✅
D. So that I can use data, I will log in
Rationale: This follows the standard User Story format: “As a [user], I want [goal] so that
[reason].”