Fundamentals of Engineering – RECF Exam Practice Questions and Answers

Fundamentals of Engineering – RECF Exam Practice Questions and Answers What does the acronym STEAM stand for? - Answer️️ -Science, Technology, Engineering, *Arts*, Math What is engineering primarily about, and what characteristic is considered key to an engineer? - Answer️️ -It is primarily about problem solving, and creativity is considered a key characteristic of an engineer What are the criteria for becoming a Professional Engineer (PE)? - Answer️️ -Four- year college degree, at least four years of apprenticeship under another PE, and passing two competency exams What is Civil Engineering (CE)? - Answer️️ -An engineering field pertaining to the design, construction, analysis, and maintenance of structures; ie. how people interact What is Electrical Engineering (EE)? - Answer️️ -An engineering field pertaining to the study and application of electricity and electronics What is Mechanical Engineering (ME)? - Answer️️ -An engineering field pertaining to the design, manufacture, and analysis of mechanical systems What is Interdisciplinary (Industrial) Engineering? - Answer️️ -A broad catch-all for other branches of engineering that often involves some of the other branches as well (It may be incorrectly labeled as Industrial Engineering on the test) What is Mechatronics? - Answer️️ -An interdisciplinary engineering field that combines mechanical and electrical engineering; Robotics is the newer name given to this branch What is Petroleum Engineering? - Answer️️ -An additional engineering field that applies scientific principles to detect, drill, and extract oil and natural gas What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ -Define/Identify the Problem What is the second step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ -Criteria, Constraints, and Parameters What is the third step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ - Brainstorm/Conduct Research What is the fourth step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ -Design and Build Prototype What is the fifth step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ - Test/Evaluate/Redesign What is the sixth step of the Engineering Design Process? - Answer️️ -Select Solution/Final Product What is Ethics in egineering? - Answer️️ -Ethical actions require following of established standards and behaviors recognized by your *professional organization* Who is Ford? - Answer️️ -The first company to mass produce an automobile; pioneered the moving assembly line What is Quality Control (QC)? - Answer️️ -Taking random samples of what is being made to make sure it meets specifications; occurs continuously, not after a problem What is Research and Development (R&D) about? - Answer️️ -The improving of products and processes What is Product Development? - Answer️️ -The process of turning knowledge and ideas into a physical or prototype (idea to thing) What is Rapid Prototyping used for? - Answer️️ -To reduce the development time for new products; usually referring to 3D printing What is Additive manufacturing? - Answer️️ -A form of manufacturing which involves building up a product from raw material; 3D printing is a form of this What is Subtractive manufacturing? - Answer️️ -A form of