Designing Technology Solutions B—Exam Review
1. Describe an example of how most technological development has been evolutionary,
the result of a series of refinements to a basic invention.
2. What are 3 reasons for technological innovation and which is the most significant?
3. How do social networks (example: Facebook) put people’s privacy at risk?
4. Describe a situation in which technology creates new economic opportunities and
social benefits, and, at the same time, produces new social problems.
5. Name an example of an ethical consideration impacting the development and use of a
technology:
6. Using information about the outputs of a process or system to help regulate the
system is referred to as ___________________.
7. Define and give examples of the following terms:
a. Trade-offs
b. Optimization
c. Patent
d. Quality control
8. Fill in the blanks (there are clues): When technology is transferred from between
societies, it affects c __ __ t __ __ e, ec__ __ __ m __ __ s, and po __ __ t __ __ s.
Tech and Environment
9. Describe an example of a technology designed to reduce the negative impact of
another technology:
10. Name two types of pollution:
11. Define the different types of processing below and give examples:
a. Mechanical
b. Chemical
c. Thermal
d. Environmental
History of Technology
12. The _______________ was defined by people harnessing fire and using simple tools
to hunt and gather.
13. The _______________ was defined by the discovery of copper based metals as well
as the development of the alphabet, ink and paper.
14. The _______________ was defined by the development of towns and cities. Some
important developments in this time period include the spinning wheel, the plow and
gunpowder.
15. The _______________, also known as the age of rebirth saw the development of the
telescope, the first screwdriver, and parachutes.
16. The _______________ was defined by the development of the steam engine,
interchangeable parts, airplanes, television and radio.
17. The _______________, was defined by major advances in communication
technology, such as: the internet, computers and communication satellites.
Designed World:
18. F = M x A. What do the letters stand for?
a. F = 10, A = 2. Solve for M.
b. F = 20, M= 4. Solve for A.
19. V = I x R. What do the letters stand for?
a. V = 14, I = 2. Solve for R.
b. I = 4.5, R = 2. Solve for V.
20. Define the following:
a. power
b. energy
c. work
d. voltage
e. friction
f. current
g. resistance
21. Name the type of technology represented in each of the following examples
a. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the use of powerful magnetic fields
to study the human body, can be used as a diagnostic and screening tool
for injuries and tumors.
b. The creation of a heavy engineering structure such as a highway, bridge,
pipeline, and power transmission tower.
c. The production, processing, and distribution of food, fiber, and chemicals
Medical technology:
22. Define:
a. telemedicine
b. surgery
c. biotechnology
d. genetic engineering
e. therapy
f. prevention
Energy and Power Technology:
23. What type of energy conversions happen when coal is used to generate electricity?
24. List three renewable energy sources and three non-renewable sources.
25. Why does an engine get hot? Is it possible to create an engine that does not get hot?
Why or why not?
26. What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Info Communication Tech:
27. What role does noise play in the communication process?
28. Name the 9 components of a communication system and give examples of each:
29. Define and give an example of intermodal transportation.
Manufacturing Tech:
30. Name 2 examples of each of the following:
a. synthetic materials
b. natural materials
c. durable goods
d. non-durable goods
31. Define and give examples of each of the types of production:
a. Continuous production:
b. Batch production:
c. Customized production:
32. What are the steps in the marketing of a product?
Construction Tech:
33. Define infrastructure and give an example.
34. What is a prefabricated material? Give an example.
35. Describe the four internal forces:
a. compression
b. tension
c. torsion
d. shear
36. Classify each of the following buildings as Residential (R), Commercial (C), or
Industrial (I).
a. McDonald’s
b. Apartments
c. Mansion
d. Bank
e. Water Purification Building
f. Dam
g. Nuclear Power Plant
h. Electronics Store (Best Buy)
i. Mall
j. Military Barracks
Programming:
37. Write the output:
double num1 = 6.0/4.0;
int num2 = 8/6;
System.out.println(num1);
System.out.println(num2);
38. Which declarations and initializations below are legal? Why or why not?
a. int num1 = 25.0;
b. String number = “569”;
c. double num2 = 4;
39. Write the code to increment the variable num by 3.
40. Evaluate the expression: (!true || false) && (!false)
41. Write a loop to print out the numbers 1 to 10. There are three ways we learned to
write loops… explain why you used that particular loop.
Arrays
42. Create an array that holds the letters in your first name.
43. Now traverse it, count the number of vowels, and print out the count.