Edexcel Design and Technology A Level
2024 Exam Questions and Answers
CAD - Answer>>use of computers to design and develop
products
CAM - Answer>>using computer-controlled equipment to
machine materials
FEA - Answer>>using CAD virtual modelling to test how a
product component will withstand the conditions to which it is
likely to be subjected to
CNC - Answer>>a program, converted form CAD files, which
uses special codes to control CAM equipment
Rapid Prototyping - Answer>>the
use of computer operated
machines to produce
realistic 3D models from
CAD files.
UCD - Answer>>designing products that comprehensively the
accommodate the full range of needs once and values of
consumers.
Accuracy - Answer>>how close measurements to the
required value
Acrylic cement - Answer>>a clear liquid used to join polymers
such as acrylic together
Aesthetics - Answer>>visual attraction or beauty of a product
,Alloys - Answer>>metals made of two or more metals, or
combining two or more elements, one of which must be a metal.
anthropometrics - Answer>>scientific measurements of the
human body applied to the design and construction of products
Art Deco (1925-1939) - Answer>>a modernist design
movement which employed a range of exotic
influences and the use of geometrical shapes and
forms to create popular designs.
Art Nouveau (1890-1905) - Answer>>a design movement
which sought to unify arts and crafts through an
approach that embraced new materials and natural,
sinuous forms.
Arts and Crafts (1850-1900) - Answer>>a nineteenth-century
design movement that preferred traditional skills
and beautiful, natural materials to machine-made
products.
authenticity - Answer>>in the context of UCD it is the extent to
which customers needs have been genuinely addressed.
automated storage retrieval system (ASRS) - Answer>>a
computerized warehousing system for the storage sorting and
retrieval of components materials and products.
automated guided vehicle (AGV) - Answer>>computer operated
driverless vehicle from moving materials and parts in factories
batch production - Answer>>the manufacture of groups of
products to increase efficiency and economy
, Bauhaus Modernist (1919-1933) - Answer>>an early twentieth-
century German, 'form follows function'
design school started by Walter Gropius.
biodegrade - Answer>>the decomposition of materials in a
natural environment
biopolymer - Answer>>a biodegradable polymer
Bought-in components - Answer>>components sourced from
external suppliers
British Standards Institution (BSI) - Answer>>a national
organisation that devises agreed standard procedures for
performing a wide range of tasks. A Kitemark is used to identify
compliant products.
Built in (planned) obsolescence - Answer>>a deliberate policy
to manufacture products for the specific life span
carbon footprint - Answer>>the greenhouse gases (mainly
CO2) that enter the atmosphere as a result of particular activities
such as manufacturing or transportation
carbon neutral - Answer>>using renewable energy sources
and/ or balancing CO2 emissions by capturing carbon or other
techniques
CE Mark - Answer>>a Mark to indicate that a product has
reached the standards required by the European committee for
standardization
2024 Exam Questions and Answers
CAD - Answer>>use of computers to design and develop
products
CAM - Answer>>using computer-controlled equipment to
machine materials
FEA - Answer>>using CAD virtual modelling to test how a
product component will withstand the conditions to which it is
likely to be subjected to
CNC - Answer>>a program, converted form CAD files, which
uses special codes to control CAM equipment
Rapid Prototyping - Answer>>the
use of computer operated
machines to produce
realistic 3D models from
CAD files.
UCD - Answer>>designing products that comprehensively the
accommodate the full range of needs once and values of
consumers.
Accuracy - Answer>>how close measurements to the
required value
Acrylic cement - Answer>>a clear liquid used to join polymers
such as acrylic together
Aesthetics - Answer>>visual attraction or beauty of a product
,Alloys - Answer>>metals made of two or more metals, or
combining two or more elements, one of which must be a metal.
anthropometrics - Answer>>scientific measurements of the
human body applied to the design and construction of products
Art Deco (1925-1939) - Answer>>a modernist design
movement which employed a range of exotic
influences and the use of geometrical shapes and
forms to create popular designs.
Art Nouveau (1890-1905) - Answer>>a design movement
which sought to unify arts and crafts through an
approach that embraced new materials and natural,
sinuous forms.
Arts and Crafts (1850-1900) - Answer>>a nineteenth-century
design movement that preferred traditional skills
and beautiful, natural materials to machine-made
products.
authenticity - Answer>>in the context of UCD it is the extent to
which customers needs have been genuinely addressed.
automated storage retrieval system (ASRS) - Answer>>a
computerized warehousing system for the storage sorting and
retrieval of components materials and products.
automated guided vehicle (AGV) - Answer>>computer operated
driverless vehicle from moving materials and parts in factories
batch production - Answer>>the manufacture of groups of
products to increase efficiency and economy
, Bauhaus Modernist (1919-1933) - Answer>>an early twentieth-
century German, 'form follows function'
design school started by Walter Gropius.
biodegrade - Answer>>the decomposition of materials in a
natural environment
biopolymer - Answer>>a biodegradable polymer
Bought-in components - Answer>>components sourced from
external suppliers
British Standards Institution (BSI) - Answer>>a national
organisation that devises agreed standard procedures for
performing a wide range of tasks. A Kitemark is used to identify
compliant products.
Built in (planned) obsolescence - Answer>>a deliberate policy
to manufacture products for the specific life span
carbon footprint - Answer>>the greenhouse gases (mainly
CO2) that enter the atmosphere as a result of particular activities
such as manufacturing or transportation
carbon neutral - Answer>>using renewable energy sources
and/ or balancing CO2 emissions by capturing carbon or other
techniques
CE Mark - Answer>>a Mark to indicate that a product has
reached the standards required by the European committee for
standardization
