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DT AQA GCSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (313)
industry the way we manufacture
making materials into products, usually consisting of assembly lines and
factories
are split into sections known as shops
what do factories need? access for transport
automation repetitive tasks on an assembly line carried out by machines or robots
they produce high quality produce
what benefits are there of
low costs because they can be made
automation/robots
quickly no space for human error
what are the disadvantages of using expensive to set up and repair
automation/robots
robots machines which can carry out many different tasks provided with different tools
a skill where organisations are prepared to show initiative and take risks
enterprise
to make things happen
bringing new ideas to the market
innovation
developing things in a completely new or improved way
raising money for a project by obtaining many small amounts of money
from many people
crowdfunding
people may donate because they like the idea or think they may get use
out of the product
virtual marketing and retailing using websites and social media to raise brand awareness
a business owned and self managed by its
a cooperative
workers all shares are held by the
workforce
A movement which aims to give all people a fair price for the goods they
fairtrade
produce and safe working conditions and promotes sustainability
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social footprint the effect a company has on people and communities
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
sustainability
future generations to meet their own needs
a process that recovers certain disposed materials for
resource recovery
specific use reduces the need and use of newly created
materials
where new technology is developed and designers take this as an
technology push
opportunity to design new products
market pull where users want a product to be improved to redeveloped to meet their needs
as tech develops the jobs either no longer exist or are
changing job roles
changed new tech can perform the tasks
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of
culture
people. designers need to take into account not to offend a
culture
keeping up with the latest technology
fashions and trends
often affected by celebrities as part of a culture changing their fashion or tech
designing for society designers need to meet the needs of everyone in society
designers need to understand the effect that their product will
designing and its effect on the
environment have on the environment
Computer Aided Design
CAD
drawing, designing and modelling on screen if connected to a compatible machine
Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAM it allows CAD designs to be made by machine
things can be designed at one factory and made somewhere really far away
flexible manufacturing system
FMS a system where production is organised into cells of machines
performing different tasks
Computer Numerical Control
CNC
machine tools which are controlled by a computer
Just-in-time manufacturing
JIT manufacturing a method where the materials are ordered to arrive at the assembly line
when they are needed
lean manufacturing focusing on giving customers value for money by reducing waste
designing a product to have a limited life span so they will become
planned obsolescence
obsolete after a certain period of time
Design for maintenance designing a product so that it needs functions performing on it to keep it working
cutting costs during design by reducing jobs or making the product in a
ethics during design
country where labour costs are lower
End of life disposal materials are better recyclable
Energy produced by burning
coal causes atmospheric
coal power
pollution
natural gas power used for heating and cooking
does need to be precessed by refining from crude oil
oil power
powers ships and large vehicles
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DT AQA GCSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (313)
industry the way we manufacture
making materials into products, usually consisting of assembly lines and
factories
are split into sections known as shops
what do factories need? access for transport
automation repetitive tasks on an assembly line carried out by machines or robots
they produce high quality produce
what benefits are there of
low costs because they can be made
automation/robots
quickly no space for human error
what are the disadvantages of using expensive to set up and repair
automation/robots
robots machines which can carry out many different tasks provided with different tools
a skill where organisations are prepared to show initiative and take risks
enterprise
to make things happen
bringing new ideas to the market
innovation
developing things in a completely new or improved way
raising money for a project by obtaining many small amounts of money
from many people
crowdfunding
people may donate because they like the idea or think they may get use
out of the product
virtual marketing and retailing using websites and social media to raise brand awareness
a business owned and self managed by its
a cooperative
workers all shares are held by the
workforce
A movement which aims to give all people a fair price for the goods they
fairtrade
produce and safe working conditions and promotes sustainability
1/
5
, 3/25/25, 5:39 DT AQA GCSE |
PM
social footprint the effect a company has on people and communities
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
sustainability
future generations to meet their own needs
a process that recovers certain disposed materials for
resource recovery
specific use reduces the need and use of newly created
materials
where new technology is developed and designers take this as an
technology push
opportunity to design new products
market pull where users want a product to be improved to redeveloped to meet their needs
as tech develops the jobs either no longer exist or are
changing job roles
changed new tech can perform the tasks
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of
culture
people. designers need to take into account not to offend a
culture
keeping up with the latest technology
fashions and trends
often affected by celebrities as part of a culture changing their fashion or tech
designing for society designers need to meet the needs of everyone in society
designers need to understand the effect that their product will
designing and its effect on the
environment have on the environment
Computer Aided Design
CAD
drawing, designing and modelling on screen if connected to a compatible machine
Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAM it allows CAD designs to be made by machine
things can be designed at one factory and made somewhere really far away
flexible manufacturing system
FMS a system where production is organised into cells of machines
performing different tasks
Computer Numerical Control
CNC
machine tools which are controlled by a computer
Just-in-time manufacturing
JIT manufacturing a method where the materials are ordered to arrive at the assembly line
when they are needed
lean manufacturing focusing on giving customers value for money by reducing waste
designing a product to have a limited life span so they will become
planned obsolescence
obsolete after a certain period of time
Design for maintenance designing a product so that it needs functions performing on it to keep it working
cutting costs during design by reducing jobs or making the product in a
ethics during design
country where labour costs are lower
End of life disposal materials are better recyclable
Energy produced by burning
coal causes atmospheric
coal power
pollution
natural gas power used for heating and cooking
does need to be precessed by refining from crude oil
oil power
powers ships and large vehicles
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