MAE 1351 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers
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EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED GRADED ANSWERS
1) What is the engineering design ✓ A structured and iterative method
process? engineers use to transform a need
or problem into a functional
product.
2) The engineering design process is ✓ False; engineers frequently return
sequential. True or false? to earlier stages and revise the
design.
3) What does it mean when ✓ Earlier steps can be repeated as
engineering design is iterative? the design is tested and improved.
4) What is the first major step of the ✓ Identify the market need or
engineering design process? problem.
5) What are some sources of market ✓ Existing problems; social trends;
needs? technological trends; customer
feedback; or client requests.
,6) A company uses surveys and ✓ Market need identification.
focus groups to learn what
customers want. What stage does
this support?
7) What happens during product ✓ The market need is translated into
specification? specific requirements and
constraints.
8) Size; weight; speed; user interface; ✓ Product specifications or
and affordability are examples of performance requirements.
what?
9) What is a design constraint? ✓ A necessary requirement or
limitation that the design must
satisfy.
10) During which stage should ✓ Product specification.
customer needs become
quantifiable requirements?
11) What is the creative stage of the ✓ Concept development; selection;
engineering design process? and refinement.
12) Why is criticism limited during early ✓ To encourage a large number and
concept generation? variety of possible ideas.
13) Research; brainstorming; ✓ Generating design concepts.
brainwriting; and functional
analysis are used for what?
,14) What is functional decomposition? ✓ Breaking a product or problem into
essential functions or components.
15) What tool can reduce personal ✓ A decision matrix.
bias when choosing between
design concepts?
16) What does a decision matrix do? ✓ It compares concepts using criteria
weighted by importance.
17) During which stage is the selected ✓ Detailed design.
design concept expanded and
finalized?
18) Mass; center of gravity; and ✓ Detailed design.
moment of inertia are commonly
determined during what stage?
19) What does a Mass Properties ✓ Mechanical properties such as
Analysis report provide? mass; center of gravity; and
moment of inertia.
20) Stress; deformation; heat transfer; ✓ CAE or engineering analysis
and aerodynamic flow can be software.
evaluated using what?
21) What is a prototype? ✓ An early physical version of a
design used to evaluate and refine
it.
, 22) SLA; SLS; LOM; FDM; and SGC ✓ Rapid prototyping processes.
are examples of what?
23) Why are regulations important ✓ The design must meet regulatory
during detailed design? requirements so manufacturing
and production can proceed
properly.
24) What stages follow detailed ✓ Production and distribution.
design?
25) The engineering design process ✓ False; there are major differences
follows the same steps as the between the two processes.
scientific method. True or false?
26) What does CAD stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Design.
27) What is CAD mainly used for? ✓ Creating geometry and
engineering drawings.
28) What does CAE stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Engineering.
29) What is CAE mainly used for? ✓ Engineering analysis.
30) What does CAM stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Manufacturing.
31) What is CAM mainly used for? ✓ Manufacturing and production
using digital design information.
32) CAD is mainly associated with ✓ Geometry and drafting.
what?
33) CAE is mainly associated with ✓ Engineering analysis.
what?
and Rationale 2026 Chamberlain College of
Nursing
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED GRADED ANSWERS
1) What is the engineering design ✓ A structured and iterative method
process? engineers use to transform a need
or problem into a functional
product.
2) The engineering design process is ✓ False; engineers frequently return
sequential. True or false? to earlier stages and revise the
design.
3) What does it mean when ✓ Earlier steps can be repeated as
engineering design is iterative? the design is tested and improved.
4) What is the first major step of the ✓ Identify the market need or
engineering design process? problem.
5) What are some sources of market ✓ Existing problems; social trends;
needs? technological trends; customer
feedback; or client requests.
,6) A company uses surveys and ✓ Market need identification.
focus groups to learn what
customers want. What stage does
this support?
7) What happens during product ✓ The market need is translated into
specification? specific requirements and
constraints.
8) Size; weight; speed; user interface; ✓ Product specifications or
and affordability are examples of performance requirements.
what?
9) What is a design constraint? ✓ A necessary requirement or
limitation that the design must
satisfy.
10) During which stage should ✓ Product specification.
customer needs become
quantifiable requirements?
11) What is the creative stage of the ✓ Concept development; selection;
engineering design process? and refinement.
12) Why is criticism limited during early ✓ To encourage a large number and
concept generation? variety of possible ideas.
13) Research; brainstorming; ✓ Generating design concepts.
brainwriting; and functional
analysis are used for what?
,14) What is functional decomposition? ✓ Breaking a product or problem into
essential functions or components.
15) What tool can reduce personal ✓ A decision matrix.
bias when choosing between
design concepts?
16) What does a decision matrix do? ✓ It compares concepts using criteria
weighted by importance.
17) During which stage is the selected ✓ Detailed design.
design concept expanded and
finalized?
18) Mass; center of gravity; and ✓ Detailed design.
moment of inertia are commonly
determined during what stage?
19) What does a Mass Properties ✓ Mechanical properties such as
Analysis report provide? mass; center of gravity; and
moment of inertia.
20) Stress; deformation; heat transfer; ✓ CAE or engineering analysis
and aerodynamic flow can be software.
evaluated using what?
21) What is a prototype? ✓ An early physical version of a
design used to evaluate and refine
it.
, 22) SLA; SLS; LOM; FDM; and SGC ✓ Rapid prototyping processes.
are examples of what?
23) Why are regulations important ✓ The design must meet regulatory
during detailed design? requirements so manufacturing
and production can proceed
properly.
24) What stages follow detailed ✓ Production and distribution.
design?
25) The engineering design process ✓ False; there are major differences
follows the same steps as the between the two processes.
scientific method. True or false?
26) What does CAD stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Design.
27) What is CAD mainly used for? ✓ Creating geometry and
engineering drawings.
28) What does CAE stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Engineering.
29) What is CAE mainly used for? ✓ Engineering analysis.
30) What does CAM stand for? ✓ Computer-Aided Manufacturing.
31) What is CAM mainly used for? ✓ Manufacturing and production
using digital design information.
32) CAD is mainly associated with ✓ Geometry and drafting.
what?
33) CAE is mainly associated with ✓ Engineering analysis.
what?
