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ENGR 101, Introduction to Engineering Profession - Final Exam Study Guide Questions
Question 1 - Who said the below?
To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often.
a) Thomas Edison
b) Winston Churchill
c) Astronaut Franklin Diaz
d) Benjamin Franklin
e) Albert Einstein
Question 2 - . is one of the best skills to survive the rigor of Engineering
studies.
a) To have the best communication skills
b) To be an excellent writer
c) To be excellent in Mathematics
d) Master the material taught in previous lecture before the next lecture arrives
Question 3 - Speed reading may work against your learning in your technical courses.
a) True
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Question 4 - is a repetitive process that requires active participation.
a) Mastering Mathematics, Science and Engineering
b) Reading newspaper
c) Watching a movie for entertainment
d) Taking an online class for fun
Question 5 - The purpose of reading in technical courses is
a) Have enough knowledge to impress professor during the lecture
b) Finish reading one chapter per hour
c) To be able to solve problems as fast as possible
d) Have knowledge of principles to be able to solve numerical or analytical problems
Question 6 - . is not a related question to the chapter subsection with title "What should you do
before you read?"
a) What are some of the distractions that may happen when I read for comprehension?
b) What are the benefits of doing things to prepare myself before reading?
c) How can I improve my listening skills?
d) What do I need to learn before I read?
Question 7 - In engineering technical courses, when reading for comprehension, the best approach is to lay in
an easy chair and read the book as you would like a Charles Dickens novel.
a) True
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Question 8 - While you are reading for comprehension in technical and engineering courses,
a) Focus on exercises and problems only
b) Try to read quickly, so you can cover as much material as possible
c) Periodically stop reading and recite what you have read
d) Try to get to homework problems as quickly as possible
Question 9 - What would be a realistic pace of reading and comprehending a textbook for a technical course
such as Thermodynamics or Electrical Circuit.
a) Few lines to one page per half hour
b) None of above
c) 20 to 30 pages per half hour
d) 10 pages per half hour
Question 10 - Reading for comprehension requires asking
a) Is concept I just read clear to me?
b) All answers apply and are correct
c) Why is this concept true?
d) Do I really understand this concept to the degree of clarity to be able to explain to someone else?
Is the way I am explaining this concept, is the best way to explain it?
Question 11 - is the most important concept to understand when reading the description of
Ohm's Law (V = IR).
V = Voltaap I = current, R = resistance
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a) Metac wires get hot when electricity flows in them
b) Current flowing through a conductor is proportional to voltage applied to it, with proportionality
constant being resistance of the electrical component
c) Circuits use D. C. voltage
d) Units of current is amperes
Question 12 - What should you do after you finish reading for comprehension?
a) Review with in a day and then within a week
b) All answers apply and are correct
c) Read again, the understood portions, or read to strengthen understanding
d) Recite what you read to yourself either loudly or by writing down on paper
e) Solve numerical and analytical problems
Question 13 - In engineering examinations, you should only be able to solve problems with speed and not
accurately.
a) True
b) False
Question 14 - is the best way to learn engineering subjects.
a) Doing analytical and numerical problems alone
b) Watching YouTube videos on the topic
c) Teaching someone else
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