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All of the following are important technological developments of the Middle Ages EXCEPT correct answers the steam engine. Why is the Industrial Revolution similar to the Digital Age? correct answers They both created technology that changed many aspects of everyday life. What makes a tool a k...

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Engineering Technology (correct answers)
All of the following are important technological developments of the Middle Ages
EXCEPT correct answers the steam engine.

Why is the Industrial Revolution similar to the Digital Age? correct answers They both
created technology that changed many aspects of everyday life.

What makes a tool a kind of technology? correct answers It's application solves a
practical need.

Technology changes society. correct answers True

Whether technology is good or bad depends on how it is used. correct answers True

Why was the first skyscraper torn down? correct answers To build an even bigger
skyscraper.

All of the following are Digital Age inventions EXCEPT correct answers gas-powered
cars.

What does it mean to test a hypothesis? correct answers See if the results of an
experiment are what the scientist predicted

What determines which problems engineers attempt to solve? correct answers The
needs of society

All of the following are examples of the disadvantages of air travel technology EXCEPT
correct answers the greater opportunity to travel.

A fair test has many variables. correct answers False

Engineering uses scientific thinking to solve real-world problems. correct answers True

How does iteration help the engineering design process? correct answers It encourages
engineers to revisit past steps in the process.

The three-stage system of archaeology includes which three periods? correct answers
Stone, Bronze, and Iron

Looking at what others in the engineering field have done to solve problems is called
correct answers swiping.

Transferring information is most commonly associated with which of the following?
correct answers A technological system

, Why are dynamic technological systems more susceptible to mistakes and failure?
correct answers They require complex energy.

Which of the following would a person interested in thermodynamics study? correct
answers Solar energy

Engineers should not consult with experts if they do not know much about a problem.
correct answers False

In some cases, inputs can be changed into outputs. correct answers True

Output devices reproduce or display which of the following? correct answers Processing
Results

Part of analyzing a problem is correct answers asking a lot of questions.

An engineering notebook can be used for all of the following purposes EXCEPT correct
answers documenting goals in an engineer's personal life.

All of the following factors should be considered in finding the best solution EXCEPT
correct answers the engineer's personal preference.

Why should a coworker sign off as a witness for an engineering notebook? correct
answers To double check the work.

A subsystem is to a system as a(n) _____________ is to a refrigerator. correct answers
cooling element

The individual characteristics of the elements of a system are as important as the
characteristics of the system itself. correct answers True

Which of the following lists the steps of a process in the correct order? correct answers
Input, Process, Output, Feedback

Systems engineers began as a field for which reason? correct answers To aid with
large-scaled defense systems in the 1950s.

It is possible to eliminate every single problem with a product through testing. correct
answers False

A prototype shows if a product meets the required needs. correct answers True

Why does a material's density matter? correct answers It relates to weight, which will
impact the functionality of the finished product.

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