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Tuesday 11 November 2008 (afternoon)

DESIGN TECHNOLOGYSTaNDarD LEvELPaPEr 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.• Answer all the questions.• For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on

the answer sheet provided.

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1. Whatisthestartingpointforthedesignofanewproduct?

A. Thespecification

B. Research

C. Thebrief

D. Generatingideas

2. Whatdescribestheimpactofsmallchangestoproductsthatprovesignificantovertime?

A. Convergentthinking

B. Radicaldesign

C. Constructivediscontent

D. Incrementaldesign

3. Whenisconvergentthinkingusedinthesimpledesigncycle?

I. Generatingideas

II. Analyzing

III. Evaluating

A. Ionly

B. IIonly

C. IandIIonly

D. IandIIIonly

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4. Whichdrawingmethodismostcommonlyusedintheearlystagesofdevelopingideas?

A. Perspectivedrawing

B. Freehanddrawing

C. Isometricdrawing

D. Orthographicdrawing

5. Whyareorthographicdrawingsusedinthedesignprocess?

A. Toshowtheinsideofadesign

B. Torepresentreality

C. Tocommunicatedetailsanddimensionsofadesigntoamanufacturer

D. Toshowadesigninthreedimensions

6. Whichofthefollowingrepresentsadecisionstagewithinaflowchart?

A. B. C. D.

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7. Whataretheadvantagestothedesignerofusingcomputer-aided-design(CAD)?

I. Affordabilityoftheprogramme

II. Littlestafftrainingrequired

III. AbilitytolinkwithotheraspectsofICT

IV. Reducedrequirementforphysicaldatastorage

A. IandIIonly

B. IandIIIonly

C. IIandIIIonly

D. IIIandIVonly

8. Whatistheapplicationofscientificinformationconcerningtherelationshipofhumanbeingstothedesignofobjects,systemsandtheenvironment?

A. Ergonomics

B. Anthropometrics

C. Ergonome

D. Percentilerange

9. What prevents the manufacturers of fashion clothing making clothes for very small and verylargesizes?

A. Thecomplexityoftheproduct

B. Thelimitationsofthemachinery

C. Thesizeofthemarket

D. Thecostofmaterials

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10. Thebodyofthedisposablerazorisacombinationofgreenandblackthermoplastic.Whichfactorwouldbethemostinfluentialindecidinguponthecolourstobeused?

[Source:made-in-china.com]

A. Aesthetics

B. Materials

C. Safety

D. Construction

11. HowdoesICTaidinaliteraturesearch?

I. Easieraccesstoinformation

II. Instantresponsetoanye-mails

III. Reducedneedfortravel

IV. Accesstoreliableinformation

A. IandIIonly

B. IandIIIonly

C. IIandIIIonly

D. IIandIVonly

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12. Whatistrueofplannedobsolescence?

I. Reducedresearchcosts

II. Reducedrequirementforresearch

III. Morecompetition

IV. Moreinnovation

A. IandIIIonly

B. IandIIonly

C. IIandIVonly

D. IIIandIVonly

13. Syntheticsareasub-groupofwhichmaterialgroup?

A. Composites

B. Textiles

C. Food

D. Plastics

14. Whichpropertywouldensurethatdoorhingesareabletowithstandthewearandtearofthedoorbeingopenedandclosed?

A. Hardness B. Stiffness

C. Tensilestrength

D. Toughness

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15. Whichmaterialgroupischaracterisedbyverylowthermalconductivity?

A. Ceramics

B. Textiles

C. Timber

D. Food

16. Whichmanufacturingprocessiscastinganexampleof?

A. Shaping

B. Extruding

C. Joining

D. Wasting

17. Whatisajoiningprocess?

A. Weaving

B. Cutting

C. Machining

D. Stitching

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18. Whatistrueoflamination?

[Source:www.somersetarchitect.co.uk]

A. Complexshapescanbeproduced.

B. Anyadhesivecanbeused.

C. Itiseasilyautomated.

D. Amouldisnotoftenrequired.

19. Whatareadvantagesofextrusion?

I. Nolimitationtothesizeoftheprofile

II. Nofinishingisrequired

III. Abilitytoproducehollowshapes

IV. Abletoproducehighlydetailedsurfacefinishes

A. IandIIonly

B. IandIIIonly

C. IIandIIIonly

D. IIIandIVonly

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20. Whichtermdescribestheintroduction,growth,maturityanddeclineofanitemofclothing?

A. Productlifecycle

B. Manufacturingcycle

C. Designcycle

D. Lifecycleanalysis

21. Theproductionofamouldforaninjection-mouldingmachineisanexampleof A. one-offproduction.

B. massproduction.

C. volumeproduction.

D. batchproduction.

22. WhichsourcesofpowerledtotheintroductionofmechanizationduringtheIndustrialRevolution?

I. Water

II. Wind

III. Steam

A. Ionly

B. IandIIonly

C. I,IIandIII

D. IandIIIonly

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23. Automated Guided Vehicles are coordinated with other aspects of the manufacturing systemtoensure

A. theautomationoftheprocess.

B. thecostofmanufacturingisreduced.

C. efficiencyinmovingcomponentswithinthefactory.

D. thattheproductisofahighquality.

24. Whichcostsarevariablecostsinthemanufactureofaproduct? I. Materials II. Machinery

III. Distribution

A. Ionly

B. IandIIonly

C. IandIIIonly

D. IIandIIIonly

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25. What is not an example of damage to the natural environment caused by the useoftechnology?

A. Climatechange

B. Deforestation

C. Acidrain

D. Ozonedepletion

26. Greendesignisthetermusedtodescribe

A. considerationoftheimpactaproducthasontheenvironment.

B. aproductmadefromrecycledmaterials.

C. aproductwhichmaybeusedagainandagain.

D. theuseofbiodegradablematerials.

27. Whatisnotastandardlabelforthelabellingontheplasticofaproduct?

A. PP

B. LDPE

C. PS D. PNE

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28. There-sharpeningofabladeonalawnmowerwouldbedefinedas

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A. repair.

B. reconditioning.

C. reuse.

D. recycle.

29. Whichareformalstageswithinalifecycleanalysis?

I. Pre-production

II. Manufacturing

III. Utilization

IV. Evaluation

A. IandIIonly

B. IandIIIonly

C. IIandIIIonly

D. IIIandIVonly

30. Take-backlegislationappliesto I. consumers.

II. manufacturers.

III. designers.

A. Ionly

B. IandIIonly

C. IIonly

D. IIIonly