Diploma Programme Design Technology Practice Test

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• What term describes the reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context?
• Which term describes the aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements, particularly those of size, strength and physical capacity?
• An automatic system that a person uses to interpret information and react, consisting of inputs, processes, and outputs, is called what?
• When a new technology supersedes an existing technology, the existing technology quickly falls out of use and is no longer incorporated into new products.
• Which production method is characterized by a steady, uninterrupted flow of material?
• Which term refers to the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a boundary?
• Which term is used for the stock of materials available in a given context?
• An individual working outside or inside an organization who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others.
• In classic design, which factor plays an important part alongside form and function?
• Data collected by someone other than the user.
• A change in the arrangement of components to create a new product.
• Which property describes a material's resistance to penetration or scratching?
• Recycling refers to using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.
• Which term is used for protecting wood against pests and decay by applying chemical solutions?
• Aspects of a product that relate to taste, texture, smell and appearance.
• A range that a person can stretch to touch or grasp an object from a specified position.
• These factors can be considered to maximise performance of a user in a role and reduce the risk of accidents.
• Density is defined as the mass per unit what?
• Which concept describes the market assessment considering fixed and variable costs and pricing?
• What term describes a market process where a new idea adoption is actively slowed?
• Which term describes designing in a way that accounts for the environmental impact of a product throughout its life?
• Which term describes a product property that ensures compatibility with living systems in a biological environment?
• Which term describes the drying method where timber is dried in air?
• Which term denotes a product that has existed for a long time and is widely circulated in classic design?
• What term describes technology that interfaces the user via the sense of touch?
• Which term best describes the influence of broader social and cultural forces on a product's design in classic design?
• A continuous manufacturing process used to create composite materials with a constant cross-section.
• What describes the lack of chemical reactivity between a material and others?
• Data that can be measured and recorded using numbers. Examples include height, shoe size, and fingernail length.
• Which term describes an individual article or a prototype for larger-scale production?
• Fibres made from a man-made material that are spun into a thread by polymerisation are called what?
• Which term relates to the amount of matter contained within a material?
• Which term describes the ability of a resource to replenish itself within a practical timeframe?
• Which term describes the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms?
• A piezoelectric material gives off a small electrical discharge when deformed.
• Which term describes the process where a new idea or product adoption is actively slowed in the market?
• Which term refers to the level of vigilance, readiness or caution of an individual?
• What business practice involves producing several models of the same product and charging different prices for each model?
• Within organizations, who is described as the influential person who champions a new idea?
• A thorough analysis of competing designs is required to establish the market need. What is this typically called?
• Data related to physical characteristics used to optimise the user's safety, health, comfort and performance.
• Five Rogers diffusion characteristics that affect consumer adoption are sometimes referred to as which term?
• The process of toughening a metal through plastic deformation?
• Which term denotes the slow, permanent deformation of a material under a sustained mechanical stress?
• Which term describes the process of applying a thin protective or decorative layer to a surface?
• Which term describes a product that becomes a standard of its era due to industrial production and lasting appeal?
• Which term is defined as a 3D printing technique that deposits melted material layer by layer to build a model?
• Which material is a hard, brittle, and typically transparent amorphous solid formed by rapidly cooling a fusion of sand, soda and lime?
• Which term defines the assessment of a product's environmental impact through five life-cycle stages: pre-production, production, distribution (including packaging), utilization, and disposal?
• Which term describes the product's visible identity that consumers associate with it, including style and appearance?
• Which term describes transforming a product by changing the arrangement or configuration of its components?
• Which word describes something that is present almost everywhere in the product landscape?
• Which term describes a volume production process in which machines are controlled by computers?
• Which term is the first step in rapid prototyping, widely used in user-centered design for designing and testing interfaces?
• Reforestation is the process of restoring tree cover to areas where woodlands or forest once existed.
• The first product of its type to be released on the market.
• The level at which a resource is renewable—the rate at which it can be replenished.
• Which drying method places the stacks of sawn timber in the open or in large sheds with little control over the drying process?
• Which manufacturing approach adds material to create products?
• In classic design, a product that is omnipresent can be described as what?
• A person's sense of physical or psychological ease is known as what?
• What term refers to turning waste timber into usable products?
• What term describes a natural resource that cannot be remade or re-grown because its formation rate is too slow to sustain use?
• What term is used for a range of sizes that caters to the majority of the market?
• Which additive manufacturing technique uses a laser to fuse small particles of material into a mass that has a desired 3D shape?
• A type of drawing technique that has fixed rules, the most widely used being isometric projection and perspective drawing.
• Which term refers to laws and regulations grounded in sustainability principles that guide designers and manufacturers?
• Which manufacturing technique removes material to create a component?
• Which term describes a volume production process involving machines controlled by humans?
• Which term describes a small-scale production approach centred on manual skills?
• Software that allows designers to perform Life cycle analysis (LCA) on a product and assess its environmental impact is an example of which term?
• The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces is called what?
• A long continuous length of interlocked synthetic or natural fibres?
• The first individuals to adopt an innovation.
• Which term describes a warp across the width of wood where the edges are higher or lower than the center?
• Which term describes strategies used to reduce waste in relation to the production, use and disposal of a product?
• What term describes a CIM system that manufactures products to individual customer orders?
• Which term describes a product wearing out and becoming obsolete over time?
• The second fastest category to adopt an innovation.
• Which term denotes a rapid prototyping approach used to design and test interfaces in user-centered design?
• What term describes robots that can perform only one task?
• Which term refers to laws and regulations based on conservation and sustainability principles followed by designers and manufacturers when creating green products?
• Which term describes creating a new product by reconfiguring existing modules without changing the overall system layout?
• Which term describes a single article that can be used as a prototype before mass production?
• Which concept is concerned with protecting customers from all organizations where there is an exchange relationship?
• A list of requirements, constraints and considerations that a yet-to-be-designed product must fulfil.
• Which property relates to a fluid that can undergo a dramatic change in its viscosity when exposed to an electric field?
• Physical environment includes which elements?
• Which term describes a material that changes colour in response to light?
• Which concept describes the need to balance inputs from designers, engineers, and manufacturers during development?
• Which property describes the ability of a material to be drawn into a wire or other extended shape?
• Technological advances that form the basis of new designs may be applied to the development of different types of products/systems.
• A design that uses form and decoration from a particular period of time or style is called which term?
• Which phrase refers to the origins or social roots of consumerism?
• Which term describes producing products by assembling large numbers of identical units on an assembly line?
• Which concept describes devices that communicate with each other and operate without human intervention?
• A volume production process where products and components are moved continuously along a conveyor.
• The creation of a smaller or larger tangible version of an object that can be physically interacted with is called what?
• A product that serves as a standard of its time, manufactured industrially, and timeless appeal is called what?
• Which term describes products, services or processes that reduce waste and require the minimum amount of non-renewable resources?
• Which term relates to the design practice of minimizing materials, energy, and pollution in products and processes?
• Which term is used for modelling the structure of data?
• Which term describes the property that allows light to pass through with minimal scattering, enabling a clear view?
• What term describes imperfections in timber caused by branches growing within the tree?
• Shape memory alloys are metals that when deformed, can spring back into its original shape once released.
• Which term describes the extent to which a material will return to its original shape after deformation?
• The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or a process.
• What do you call a material composed of two or more constituents with different properties?
• Which term describes products that are improved and developed over time, leading to new versions and generations?
• Which term describes a property of a metal that means that it does not readily react with oxygen and degrade?
• Which field examines how mental processes, (memory, reasoning, motor response and perception), affect the interactions between users and other components of a system?
• Which term describes systems of drawings that include isometric projection and orthographic projection?
• A model that exists in the mind used to help us know and understand ideas.
• Which term is used for a patent application that has not yet been granted and is pending examination?
• Which term refers to forms and decorations from a specific historical period used in design?
• The way in which something is regarded, understood or interpreted.
• What is the term for an improvement in how a product is produced or organized that reduces costs?
• A design strategy that focuses on three broad environmental categories—materials, energy, and pollution/waste.
• What term describes obsolescence caused by changing fashions and trends?
• In classic design, a product that is ubiquitous is described by which term?
• What term describes the ability of an individual to use devices to create small amounts of energy to run low-energy products?
• Tempering increases toughness of iron-based metals; which property is enhanced?
• Which term describes a modelling approach where the product is developed using a top-down structure in CAD?
• Which model describes an economy based on making, using, and disposing of products with little emphasis on reuse?
• What term describes photorealistic CAD-based interactive models that use surface and solid modelling?
• LOM stands for which rapid prototyping method?
• A selection of sizes a product is made in that caters for the majority of a market.
• Which term describes the protection of a product's shape or ornamentation through legal means?
• Which term is often the first step in rapid prototyping for user interface design, using simple paper sketches and models?
• Which term refers to technologies used to reduce pollutants and waste after production?
• Which data category consists of measurements taken while the subject is in motion, including range and reach of movements?
• Which adopter group tends to adopt after the product is established, reflecting cautious behavior?
• Which term describes user mistakes that can contribute to accidents in complex systems?
• Which method converts a yarn into fabric by creating consecutive rows of interlocking loops?
• The use of computers to aid the design process.
• Which option best describes data that is subjective and descriptive rather than numeric?
• Which term describes an economy model in which resources remain in use for as long as possible, from which maximum value is extracted while in use, and the products and materials are recovered and regenerated at the end of the product life cycle?
• The heat treating process designed to increase toughness by heating and cooling in air is called what?
• Which term describes natural resources that have been identified in terms of quantity and quality?
• Which term describes the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a boundary?
• A fixed 3D space where work activities take place, considering clearance and reach?
• Which process increases metal hardness by plastic deformation without removing material?
• Which category includes personal ability, alertness, age, and fatigue?
• A force on a material divided by cross-sectional area equals what?
• Which term describes a solution to a problem in one field that is used to provide a new idea for a design problem in another?
• Which term best matches the description: A diagram showing how components fit together to make a whole?
• Which term refers to a plastic that, once formed into a shape, cannot be reformed?
• Which term includes the research and analysis of the mechanics (operation of our muscles, joints, tendons, etc.) of our human body. It also includes Force (impact on user's joints), Repetition, Duration and Posture.
• Which term describes a natural resource that can be replenished with the passage of time, or does not abate at all?
• Which term describes the concept of considering environmental impact across the entire life cycle from raw material extraction to disposal?
• Creep is characterized by which of the following?
• Which concept is associated with an economy model where resources remain in use for as long as possible and materials are recovered at end of life?
• Which term covers sensory attributes such as taste, texture, smell and appearance?
• The proportion of a population with a dimension at or below a given value is described by which concept?
• Favourable in terms of appearance.
• Defining numerically the carbon emissions generated by a particular product is called
• Which production approach uses a predefined, limited quantity of items produced in a single run?
• Which term is defined as a substance that penetrates timber fibres to protect wood from borers, wood lice, and fungi?
• Which generation of robots is characterized by simple mechanical arms with precise motions at high speed but requiring constant human supervision?
• Which term refers to a warp across the width of the face of wood, with edges higher or lower than the centre?
• Which model is developed to look and feel like the final product?
• Which term describes the basic functional purpose or task a product is designed to accomplish?
• Which term describes the ability of a product to be changed in size to fit a range of percentiles?
• Which term describes a plastic that can be heated and re-formed into a new shape multiple times?
• Which term describes using materials from obsolete products to create new items?
• Which term refers to a simple mechanical arm with precise, high-speed motions that requires constant supervision by a human operator?
• Which term describes products that are classic designs and often increase in value as they become more desirable?
• The process of discovering a principle.
• Which term describes a fluid whose viscosity changes dramatically when subjected to an electric field?
• What term describes CHP plants that generate heat and power for a local community, with the plant close enough to distribute heat efficiently?
• Density can be described as which of the following, with the correct option located second?
• Which production approach involves producing large amounts of standardized products on production lines with very high production rates per worker?
• A trademark used to identify a service rather than a product is known as what?
• Which property set includes mass, weight, volume, and density?
• Covering the surface of a material with a thin sheet for protection or aesthetics is known as what process?
• In classic design, the status that a product can convey as it becomes more desirable is called
• The reduction of total material and energy throughput of any product and service.
• Equipment design relates to which factors?
• Data collected by a user for a specific purpose.
• Which term denotes a material made from two or more constituents with differing properties?
• Which prototypes are designed to capture quantitative feedback by integrating sensors or measurement capabilities?
• Which field studies how memory, reasoning, motor response and perception influence interactions between users and devices?
• What is the term for a warp along the length of the face of wood?
• Which term refers to intentionally phasing out products to make room for newer designs?
• This is the stage in a product life cycle where the product is no longer needed even though it functions as well as it did when first manufactured.
• Which term refers to an isolated inventor who champions change in the face of resistance?
• Density is the mass of a material divided by its volume. Which option correctly names this property?
• Which term refers to engineered wood products formed by bonding together strands, particles, or fibers with adhesives?
• An influential individual who can take an invention to market.
• To redesign components or products to improve their characteristics or performance.
• The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product.
• Which term describes the automatic system used to interpret information and respond, including sensory, central, and motor processing?
• A visualization of an idea, often created on paper or through software, in two or three dimensions, is called which term?
• What is the physical space between two objects?
• Which term specifically describes design that imitates or uses the aesthetics of a particular historical period?
• When a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.
• Which concept refers to a product becoming outdated on purpose to sustain markets or enable future enhancements?
• Which category is typically the first to implement a novel idea after the innovators but before the majority?
• The degree to which a prototype is exactly like the final product.
• What term refers to the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device?
• Which term describes the methods used to join two materials together?
• Which property measures a material's ability to withstand compressive loads?
• A ratio scale allows you to compare differences between numbers.
• Manufacturing techniques that add material in order to create it.
• Which term refers to production on a small scale centred on manual skills?
• Which term describes a small-scale production process centred on manual skills?
• Which term describes the process of gradually improving products over time by releasing new versions and generations?
• Which term describes technology that is shelved for various reasons and may be rediscovered later?
• What term denotes a model that is a smaller or larger physical copy of an object?
• Which drawings are bigger or smaller than the real product but exactly in proportion with the product?
• Which data type includes numerical measurements such as height and shoe size?
• An improvement in how a product is made or organized that often lowers costs is known as?
• What term describes a high-risk strategy that introduces a new idea that is very different from the current paradigm?
• Which term describes the drive to create new products based on scientific advances in technology?
• Which process mats fibers into fabric by matting the fibers together?
• The last to adopt an innovation.
• Which term describes natural resources identified in terms of quantity and quality?
• The term that refers to the size of grains in a metal is called what?
• What is the term for distortion in wood caused by uneven drying?
• The calculation and simulation of unknown factors in products using CAD systems.
• What type of solutions address the entire system rather than individual components?
• A mixture that contains at least one metal.
• Robots that are equipped with sensors that can provide information about their surroundings.
• What is the name of the manufacturing system in which products move along a conveyor in a continuous sequence?
• What type of solutions are implemented to deal with the whole system, rather than just components?
• Which term refers to orthographic drawings of the components of an assembly containing details just about that component?
• The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers.
• Which term is used to describe someone who turns an invention into a market-ready product?
• Which term describes the controlled drying process to reduce moisture in timber?
• The measure of a material's resistance to deflection under load is called what?
• Manufacturing methods for modifying the shape of a material.
• Which principle involves the anticipation of potential problems in relation to the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of a product?
• The method with which energy is stored for later use.
• Which term is a specific group within the target market at which a product or marketing message is aimed at?
• Which framework maps the four stages of a product's commercial life?
• Which term is a scale or full-size representation used to gain feedback from users?
• Rough drawings of ideas used to convey or refine the idea are called?
• Which term is used for the assessment of a product's environmental impact across its entire life cycle from raw materials to disposal?
• Within the context of classic design, image relates to the instantly recognizable aesthetics of a particular product.
• Mistakes made by users that can contribute to major accidents are referred to as which?
• A legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive ownership for its use and distribution.
• Which term refers to the list of requirements a yet-to-be-designed product must fulfil?
• Which term describes the measure of a material's opposition to the flow of electric current—the property that increases with poorer conductivity?
• Which term describes a 3D printing technique that places melted layers of material on a bed to build up a 3D model?
• Which term best describes the appearance-related desirability?
• On occasion, the inventor is also the product champion and/or entrepreneur. This requires specific skill sets and actions to fulfil these roles and the reason inventors often take on multiple roles.
• An appraisal of economic viability of the proposed design from a market perspective, taking into account fixed and variable costs and pricing. It is typically a summary about potential users and the market.
• In classic design, form relates to the shape of a product and the aesthetic qualities that the shape gives.
• A set of psychological factors that can affect the performance of an individual that come from the environment that the individual is situated.
• The nature of the job relates to which concept?
• A measure of the stiffness of an elastic material defined by stress/strain?
• Which term describes a material that reduces transmission of electric charge?
• Which term corresponds to the concept of giving exclusive rights to creators for their original works?
• Which term is used to describe the practice of offering multiple versions of the same product at different price points?
• Which term is described by controls, visibility, hazards, warnings, and safety guards in a workplace?
• A design philosophy that considers the environmental effects of a product all the way from manufacture to disposal.
• Which term describes a material made from wood chips of varying sizes joined with glue?
• What term describes the complete set of activities to recover materials from a product, including separation and processing?
• Which term denotes re-using a product in the same or a different context to extend its life?
• What term describes materials that resist deformation under load?
• Which term best fits the category that encompasses safety policies and safety education?
• Which discipline focuses on understanding how humans interact with elements of a system and designing accordingly?
• Which term defines the rate at which a resource can be replenished?
• Which term describes the property that measures the rate at which heat passes through a material when there is a temperature difference?
• The method with which energy is transported from a source to where it is used.
• Which term describes autonomous robots that can operate largely without supervision from a human?
• An idea from one context is used to stimulate ideas for solving a problem in another context.
• In product design, what term refers to the essential requirements a product must satisfy in relation to the user?
• What concept corresponds to design that gains value and is highly desired in classic designs?
• Which term denotes a metal property indicating resistance to oxidation when exposed to air?
• A design philosophy that aims to eliminate waste from the production, use and disposal of a product, focusing on products made to be made again.
• Which generation of robots is characterized by sensors that provide information about the environment?
• Which term describes the wood from evergreen trees?
• What is the term for the method by which energy is used?
• A diagram that shows how components fit together to make a whole. Typically presented in an exploded view.
• Which term describes a distortion in which the ends of a material do not lie on the same plane?
• Which term describes a system that slices a CAD model into thin layers, then cuts out each layer from a roll of material using a laser or plotter cutter?
• Which term describes a thermally insulated chamber used for high-temperature processes such as hardening or drying?
• Repetitiveness and workload considerations are part of which design domain?
• Human body measurements taken when the subject is in motion related to range and reach of various body movements. E.g. crawling height, overhead reach and the range of upper body movements.
• What is the term for intangible property used commercially?
• Which term describes the strategy that uses scientific advances to drive new designs, often leading to new products?
• Which term would be used for simulating the human body's mechanical and biological aspects?
• Which data type describes datasets where items are ranked in order but the differences between ranks are not specified?
• Which term describes data that is gathered from sources other than the user?
• What term refers to the processes of separating the component parts of a product to recover the parts and materials?
• Which environmental factors influence Equilibrium Moisture Content in timber?
• Which term refers to the study of the mechanics of living organisms, including muscles and joints?
• Which term describes a wood preservative that penetrates timber fibres to protect against borers, wood lice and fungi?
• Treatment of wood that makes it poisonous to insects, fungi, and marine borers?
• A software tool used for creating precise drawings or technical illustrations.
• Which term specifically refers to the computer control of machines for fabricating complex components?
• Which term describes materials produced by plants or animals that can be spun into a thread, rope or filament?
• Which term is often the first step in rapid prototyping used in UCD for designing interfaces?
• What term describes an indication that a patent application has been filed but not yet processed?
• What term describes the cycle that every product goes through from introduction to withdrawal?
• Which term describes the earliest market entry that sets the initial standard for competitors?
• A hard, brittle and typically transparent amorphous solid formed by rapidly cooling a fusion of sand, soda and lime is known as what?
• A feature allowing equipment to be adjusted to fit different users in terms of size and fit.
• Nominal means 'by name' and is used for classification into discrete groups without a measurement within or between categories. This describes which data scale?
• These include personal motivation to express creativity/for personal interest, scientific or technical curiosity, constructive discontent, desire to make money, desire to help others.
• An agreement from a government office to give someone the right to make or sell a new invention for a certain number of years.
• What term refers to the stock or supply of materials that are available in a given context?
• The third fastest group to adopt an innovation, tends to take more time to consider adopting new innovations.
• Products can be considered classic designs based on how well they fulfil the task that they have been designed for.
• Static data refers to measurements taken in which condition?
• Which term describes properties related to the relationship between stress and strain in a material?
• The term used to describe design that intentionally reflects a past era is
• Strategies for the separation of components of a product in order to recover raw materials.
• Which term describes a chart used to identify appropriate materials based on desired properties?
• What term quantifies the total energy required to manufacture a product, excluding use phase?
• Which quantity relies on mass and gravitational forces to provide a measurable value?
• The moisture within timber that is contained in the cells walls.
• Which term refers to a product that has existed and been in circulation for a long time in classic design?
• Which term best matches the description: The use of computers to aid the design process.
• What term refers to the use of computer control to manufacture complex parts?
• Which term describes a set of formal drawing techniques that depicts an object as getting smaller and closer together the further away they are?
• Which term refers to a smart material that can generate an electric current when heated?
• Typically descriptive data used to find out in depth the way people think or feel - their perception.
• Which term describes forming a sheet-like material by interlacing long threads at right angles?
• Drawings that are used to guide the production of a product.
• Which alloy combination is characterized by high mechanical strength, creep resistance, good surface stability and corrosion resistance?
• A specific group of people within the target market at which a product or marketing message is aimed at.
• What term refers to wired and wireless communication between similar devices?
• When determining the target market, market sectors and segments need to be identified.
• A person's sense of physical or psychological tiredness is called what?
• What term refers to engineered wood or composite wood made by binding together strands, particles, fibers, or veneers with adhesives?
• Any company or product that can fulfil similar functions for a similar market.
• Which data type exists on an arbitrary numerical scale where the exact value has no significance beyond ranking?
• A system that virtually slices a 3D CAD model into layers and cuts out each layer from material using a laser or plotter cutter is called what?
• (innovation strategies)
• Which substance is used to protect timber by penetrating the fibres against attack by borers and fungi?
• The wood from a coniferous tree is called what?
• Which term is a robot that can perform more than one task in a manufacturing environment?
• Which term refers to the set of features recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers in a product category?
• In manufacturing planning, what describes the space around a workstation needed for safe operation?
• Which term means laws considered collectively to address a specific topic?
• The total energy required to produce a product.
• Which data type is collected from the population by someone else for analysis, not gathered directly by the researcher?
• EMC stands for which concept describing timber moisture content in equilibrium with its environment?
• Which term describes identifying and applying advances from science to develop different products or systems?
• In sustainable design, which term best describes a cradle-to-cradle approach aimed at eliminating waste and enabling product reuse?
• Kiln seasoning is defined as a thermally insulated chamber used to reach high temperatures for processes such as hardening or drying. Which term best matches this definition?
• Which process uses a laser to fuse particles to produce a 3D object, commonly used for rapid prototyping?
• Which term denotes the legal protection that provides exclusive rights to creators of original works?
• Which term relates to the degree to which a prototype matches the final product?
• Which term describes solid models that are clear representations of the final part?
• Which data type is defined by numeric scales with equal intervals between values?
• Structural data refers to which of the following?
• What term describes the ability of a material to undergo permanent shape change?
• Which data type is based on numeric scales with order and equal differences between values?
• Who is the person within an organization who actively promotes and defends a particular idea to ensure its adoption?
• Which term describes the measure of how fast heat is conducted through a material when there is a temperature difference across it?
• The wood from a deciduous tree is referred to as which term?
• Sheets of material made from layers of veneers (e.g., plywood) are called what?
• Which term refers to a plastic that can be heated and reformed into a new shape repeatedly?
• Which property describes a material's ability to resist being pushed or squashed?
• Which term describes fibres made from man-made materials joined by polymerisation?
• Which term describes the measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when a material is heated?
• Which term describes the process by which older technologies become obsolete due to advances?
• Which term describes a decorative fabric produced by weaving symmetrical patterns and figures?
• What is the process that reduces moisture content in wood by placing stacks in a kiln with controlled heat, air, and humidity?
• The fourth fastest group to adopt an innovation. They do so after it has been established in the marketplace and are seldom willing to take risks with new innovation.
• An unexpected discovery leads to a new idea.
• Which term describes a distortion in which the ends of a material do not lie on the same plane?
• What is the protection granted by a government office to allow someone to exploit an invention for a certain number of years?
• Which term refers to the process by which a product's idea spreads from a small group to a larger market?
• A change is made in both technology and organization.
• The ratio of change in length to original length under stress is Strain.
• Which term describes a set of psychological factors from the environment that can influence performance?
• A product or type of technology that challenges existing companies to ignore or embrace technical change.
• Which discipline focuses on how humans interact with tools, machines, and environments to improve performance and safety?
• Which term describes the application of scientific information concerning the relationship between humans and the design of products, systems, and environments?
• What term describes the recording of human and animal movement by video, magnetic, or electro-mechanical devices?
• Which term refers to an electrical supply distribution network that can be national or international, allowing electricity to move across borders?
• Which term refers to the stock or supply of materials available within a given context?
• Which data type includes dynamic measurements while performing a required task, such as reaching abilities and maneuvering?
• Which term refers to a visualization of an idea, often created on paper or through software, in two or three dimensions?
• Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body.
• Which term describes the ability of a material to be permanently deformed and not return to its original shape?
• What term describes the weight a robot can manipulate?
• The technology of the components stays the same, but the configuration of the components is changed to produce a new design.
• What term describes the ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near-natural way?
• What is the measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity?
• What is the moisture within timber that is contained within cell cavities and intercellular spaces called?
• The basic configuration stays the same, but one or more key components are changed.
• Which manufacturing method is used to create composite material profiles with a constant cross-section by pulling resin through a die?
• Which term describes the property that measures a material's ability to resist crack propagation?
• Which term refers to the slow, permanent deformation of a solid material under the influence of a mechanical stress?
• Which term describes a product development process obtained through 3D, parametric and associative CAD systems?
• Which term describes a continuous filament used to create fabrics and composites?
• Which property is defined as the ratio of stress to strain in the elastic region?
• The business of putting an invention in the marketplace and making it a success.
• What modelling technique creates 3D models layer-by-layer by hardening molecules of a liquid polymer using a laser beam?
• Which property describes a fluid that dramatically changes viscosity when exposed to a magnetic field?
• Which term describes a system that simultaneously generates heat and electricity from either the combustion of fuel or a solar heat collector?
• Which factor determines the grain size in metals?
• Which term describes a local energy system that generates heat and electricity for nearby communities?
• Which term refers to materials whose properties can be changed under external stimuli?
• What term describes a warp across the width of the face of wood, with edges higher or lower than the centre?
• Seasoning is the commercial drying of timber which reduces the moisture content of wood.
• Social or psychological environment includes which factors?
• In classic design, the increasing desirability of a product can convey which concept?
• Which term means a material that breaks into sharp shards when broken?
• Which term describes a physical copy of an object created to study its properties at different scales?
• A simple and cost-effective way to protect an innovative shape, appearance or ornamentation.
• Over time, products wear out and break down.
• Which term describes changing a product's design to achieve better performance while preserving its function?
• Which term represents the state of being present in all places within a design culture?
• Which term describes timber subject to decay and attack by fungus?
• Which production approach involves producing a set number of items in a single batch?
• Technology that is used to reduce pollutants and waste at the end of a process.
• Which term refers to the creation of a smaller or larger tangible version of an object that can be physically interacted with?
• Which production method runs continuously with no deliberate interruptions?
• Which term describes a material that changes colour in response to light?
• The factor describing social group and morale is associated with which category?
• Which rapid prototyping system builds a 3D product by slicing the design into layers and bonding the slices to form the final product?
• Rebuilding a product so that it is in an 'as new' condition, typically used for car engines and tyres.
• Which term refers to a 3D representation intended to be a clear depiction of the final part?
• Which term describes an economy based on the make, use, dispose model?
• Which method converts yarn into fabric by matting the fibres together?
• A realistic picture of the final model, offering some machining data is known as?
• Which term describes the ability of a material to transmit light with minimal scattering, enabling a clear view?
• What term refers to a sample or model built to test a concept or process?
• What term describes a symbol, word, or combination legally registered to represent a company or product?
• Which principle covers strategies used to reduce the waste produced by a product or in the production and disposal of a product?
• In the context of classic design, a feature that can be found almost everywhere is called
• What term covers the methods used to join two similar or dissimilar materials?
• Which term is used for rough drawings that convey or refine an idea?
• Which term identifies prototypes equipped to take measurements to provide quantitative feedback for analysis?
• Which term describes a material made from different sizes of wood chips and joined with glue?
• A model that determines the structure of data.
• Hardwood refers to the wood harvested from which type of tree?
• Management concerns include which elements?
• Which term describes materials whose properties can be altered when subjected to external stimuli?