NOCTI Pre Engineering Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers | 2026 Ultimate
Final Review | Grade A+
What are the major engineering fields? -✓✓Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
Aerospace
Structural
What major functions do engineers perform? -✓✓1. Research- making new
discoveries and finding uses
2. Development- production of a function able device/ process
3. Design- optimizing/ making easier to produce/ improving performance
4. Production/Testing- mass production + quantity control
5. Construction- Production on a site
6. Operations- managing facilities and networks
7. Sales- consumer creator link, creating a market
8. Management- using background for managing
9. Consulting- solving problems
What type of eduction is required to be an engineer? -✓✓1. Bachelors degree at a
credited school (ABET or CAEB)
2. Exams- Fundamentals of Engineering test- Engineering in Training (EIT)
3. Practice for 4 years- principles and practice exam- licensed engineer
, What important ethics are related to engineering situations? -✓✓Engineers use
knowledge and skill for the advancement of human welfare. They need to be
honest and impartial, increasing reputation of the engineering profession.
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
Questions and Answers | 2026 Ultimate
Final Review | Grade A+
What are the major engineering fields? -✓✓Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
Aerospace
Structural
What major functions do engineers perform? -✓✓1. Research- making new
discoveries and finding uses
2. Development- production of a function able device/ process
3. Design- optimizing/ making easier to produce/ improving performance
4. Production/Testing- mass production + quantity control
5. Construction- Production on a site
6. Operations- managing facilities and networks
7. Sales- consumer creator link, creating a market
8. Management- using background for managing
9. Consulting- solving problems
What type of eduction is required to be an engineer? -✓✓1. Bachelors degree at a
credited school (ABET or CAEB)
2. Exams- Fundamentals of Engineering test- Engineering in Training (EIT)
3. Practice for 4 years- principles and practice exam- licensed engineer
, What important ethics are related to engineering situations? -✓✓Engineers use
knowledge and skill for the advancement of human welfare. They need to be
honest and impartial, increasing reputation of the engineering profession.
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
