NOCTI Pre Engineering Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers | 2026 Simplified
Cheat Sheet | A+ Verified
• What are the major engineering fields? -✓✓Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
Aerospace
Structural
• method would generate a three view drawing? -✓✓orthographic
• The core concepts of technology are -✓✓skillfull research, ethical behavior, and
critical thinking
• characteristic of effective communication? -✓✓open discussion
• Who do engineering interact with? (Other technical personnels on the job) -
✓✓Engineers
Scientists
Technologists
Technicians
Craftsmen
• What important milestones have occurred during the progression of the
engineering field? -✓✓Henry Fords assembly line
, Wright brothers first flight
Thomas Edison's light bulb
Robert Goddars' liquid fuel rockets
• What are the important principles of the problem solving process? -
✓✓identification of a need, problem definition, researching, constraint, criteria,
alternative solutions, analysis
• What are the steps in the design process? -✓✓Identify the need, research and
gathering info, develop solution (alternative solutions), choose a solution
(analysis), construct a prototype, test and evaluate
• How to analyze solution/ identifying strengths and weaknesses? -✓✓Efficiency
Cost
Safety
Functionality
Availability of materials
Durability
• How to develop details of a solution? -✓✓Scale model
Inventor (dynamic simulation)
Orthographic Isometric drawing
Techno CNC + 3D printing
• How to develop, test, and redesign prototypes? -✓✓Test for safety and durability
Test for efficiency
Questions and Answers | 2026 Simplified
Cheat Sheet | A+ Verified
• What are the major engineering fields? -✓✓Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
Aerospace
Structural
• method would generate a three view drawing? -✓✓orthographic
• The core concepts of technology are -✓✓skillfull research, ethical behavior, and
critical thinking
• characteristic of effective communication? -✓✓open discussion
• Who do engineering interact with? (Other technical personnels on the job) -
✓✓Engineers
Scientists
Technologists
Technicians
Craftsmen
• What important milestones have occurred during the progression of the
engineering field? -✓✓Henry Fords assembly line
, Wright brothers first flight
Thomas Edison's light bulb
Robert Goddars' liquid fuel rockets
• What are the important principles of the problem solving process? -
✓✓identification of a need, problem definition, researching, constraint, criteria,
alternative solutions, analysis
• What are the steps in the design process? -✓✓Identify the need, research and
gathering info, develop solution (alternative solutions), choose a solution
(analysis), construct a prototype, test and evaluate
• How to analyze solution/ identifying strengths and weaknesses? -✓✓Efficiency
Cost
Safety
Functionality
Availability of materials
Durability
• How to develop details of a solution? -✓✓Scale model
Inventor (dynamic simulation)
Orthographic Isometric drawing
Techno CNC + 3D printing
• How to develop, test, and redesign prototypes? -✓✓Test for safety and durability
Test for efficiency
