PLTW CIM STUDY GUIDE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED 2025/26
Robotics
The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture,
and application.
Six Sigma
A highly structured methodology that incorporates techniques
and tools for eliminating defects and variability from a process.
To achieve this, a process must not produce more than 3.4
defects per million opportunities.
WIP
Work-in-Process. Materials or parts that are actually being
processed into final products.
Workcell
A manufacturing unit consisting of a group of work stations and
their interconnecting materials-transport mechanisms.
Fixed Costs
A periodic cost that remains (more or less) unchanged
irrespective of the output level or sales revenue of a firm.
,Non-Value Added (NVA)
Typically generates a zero or negative return on the investment
of resources and usually can be eliminated without impairing a
process.
Overhead
The general, fixed cost of running a business, such as rent,
lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or
attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation.
Profit
The monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after
deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.
Raw Materials
Basic substance in its natural, modified, or semi-processed
state, used as an input to a production process for subsequent
modification or transformation into a finished good.
Value-Added
The difference between the price at which goods are sold and the
cost of the materials used to make them.
,Variable Cost
Periodic cost that varies, more or less, in step with the output or
the sales revenue of a firm. Such costs include raw material,
energy usage, labor (wages), distribution costs, etc.
Competent
Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable or efficient.
Defective
Imperfect in form or function.
Design Flaws
An imperfection in an object or machine.
Durability
The quality of equipment or goods of continuing to be useful after
an extended period of time and usage.
Economics
Dealing with production, distribution, and consumption of
products or wealth.
, Ethics
The standards for moral behavior of a particular group.
Functionality
The ability of a product to do the job for which it was intended.
Morality
Rules relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.
Purpose
What one intends to do or bring about.
Quality Control
The process of making sure that products or services meet
consistently high standards.
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. A thermoplastic with rubber
added for high toughness.
DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED 2025/26
Robotics
The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture,
and application.
Six Sigma
A highly structured methodology that incorporates techniques
and tools for eliminating defects and variability from a process.
To achieve this, a process must not produce more than 3.4
defects per million opportunities.
WIP
Work-in-Process. Materials or parts that are actually being
processed into final products.
Workcell
A manufacturing unit consisting of a group of work stations and
their interconnecting materials-transport mechanisms.
Fixed Costs
A periodic cost that remains (more or less) unchanged
irrespective of the output level or sales revenue of a firm.
,Non-Value Added (NVA)
Typically generates a zero or negative return on the investment
of resources and usually can be eliminated without impairing a
process.
Overhead
The general, fixed cost of running a business, such as rent,
lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or
attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation.
Profit
The monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after
deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.
Raw Materials
Basic substance in its natural, modified, or semi-processed
state, used as an input to a production process for subsequent
modification or transformation into a finished good.
Value-Added
The difference between the price at which goods are sold and the
cost of the materials used to make them.
,Variable Cost
Periodic cost that varies, more or less, in step with the output or
the sales revenue of a firm. Such costs include raw material,
energy usage, labor (wages), distribution costs, etc.
Competent
Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable or efficient.
Defective
Imperfect in form or function.
Design Flaws
An imperfection in an object or machine.
Durability
The quality of equipment or goods of continuing to be useful after
an extended period of time and usage.
Economics
Dealing with production, distribution, and consumption of
products or wealth.
, Ethics
The standards for moral behavior of a particular group.
Functionality
The ability of a product to do the job for which it was intended.
Morality
Rules relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.
Purpose
What one intends to do or bring about.
Quality Control
The process of making sure that products or services meet
consistently high standards.
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. A thermoplastic with rubber
added for high toughness.
