STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 // QUESTION BANK
// COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ // TECHNICAL SKILLS MASTERY
// GUARANTEED SUCCESS
TECHNOLOGY - CORRECT ANSWER -processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human
abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
TEAM - CORRECT ANSWER -a group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
Design - CORRECT ANSWER -A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or
workings of something before it is built or made or a decorative pattern.
Design Brief - CORRECT ANSWER -A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its
criteria, and its constraints.
Design Process - CORRECT ANSWER -A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and
constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and
wants and to narrow down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Engineering Notebook - CORRECT ANSWER -A book in which an engineer will formally document, in
chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.
Innovation - CORRECT ANSWER -An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or
method of doing something.
,Invention - CORRECT ANSWER -A new product, system, or process that has never existed before,
created by study and experimentation.
Product - CORRECT ANSWER -A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or
mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process.
Research - CORRECT ANSWER -The systematic study of materials and sources in order to
establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Assess - CORRECT ANSWER -To thoroughly and methodically analyze accomplishment against
specific goals and criteria.
Creativity - CORRECT ANSWER -The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence;
marked by the ability or power to create.
Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER -A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.
Problem Identification - CORRECT ANSWER -The recognition of an unwelcome or harmful matter
needing to be dealt with.
Prototype - CORRECT ANSWER -A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by
making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
Assess - CORRECT ANSWER -To thoroughly and methodically analyze accomplishment against
specific goals and criteria
Creativity - CORRECT ANSWER -The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence;
marked by the ability or power to create
, Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER -A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something
can be judged
Constraint - CORRECT ANSWER -1. A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as
appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 2. A limitation or restriction
ABET - CORRECT ANSWER -Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER -American National Standards Institute
ISO - CORRECT ANSWER -International Standards Organization - International Organization for
Standardization
EIA - CORRECT ANSWER -Electronic Industries Alliance
IEEE - CORRECT ANSWER -Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
AWS - CORRECT ANSWER -American Welding Society
FEA - CORRECT ANSWER -Finite Element Analysis, Stress analysis
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER -Occupational Safety & Health Administration
SPC - CORRECT ANSWER -Statistical Process Control (Control Charts)
CNC - CORRECT ANSWER -Computer Numerical Control