Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 2: Technology Teams

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
Which choice best describes an engineering team?
A)a group of professionals, each with a unique goal to pursue
B)a hierarchy on the job, such as managers, assistant managers, and workers
C)the assistants who do the support work for the engineers
D)a group of professionals working cooperatively to achieve specific, agreed-upon goals
2.
All the many aspects of planning that go into creating a product is called
A)teamwork.
B)design.
C)criteria.
D)job shadowing.
3.
Effective teamwork requires that when there is a disagreement, the team members discuss and negotiate their way toward
A)closure.
B)consensus.
C)encouragement.
D)self-control.
4.
Which worker exhibits a strong work ethic?
A)Lindy expands her lunch hour by a few minutes now and then, reasoning that she gives a lot of herself to the company anyway.
B)Tim makes himself inconspicuous when the team leader asks for a volunteer to research a problem.
C)Dana thinks she made a mistake in programming code she wrote yesterday, and she reviews all of the code, even though it takes a long time.
D)Bob thinks the research team is going in the wrong direction, but he keeps his mouth shut.
5.
As part of an intern program, Del is spending a day accompanying an engineer at work in a research and development firm. This activity is termed
A)job shadowing.
B)equal opportunity education.
C)consulting.
D)building consensus.
6.
A team in a factory discovers that one widget out of a hundred coming off the assembly line does not meet the criteria specified in the product design. In functional terms, this team can be identified as
A)upper management.
B)packagers.
C)quality control.
D)human resources.
7.
The most immediate priority of a technology team is to
A)have a get-acquainted party.
B)interact with management.
C)write a design document.
D)identify specific goals.
8.
Identify a constraint on production of cotton cloth in a textile factory.
A)The price of raw cotton is unusually low.
B)The union that represents factory workers has gone on strike and negotiations with management are going nowhere.
C)Upgrades to the factory's electrical and communications systems have been completed and successfully tested.
D)The factory's just-in-time system for bringing raw materials into the production line has been working without a hitch for some time.
9.
Three basic categories of team members are
A)managers, supervisors, and workers.
B)leaders, followers, and enablers.
C)contributors, encouragers, and team leaders.
D)managers, subsidiary workers, and assembly line workers.
10.
Which person would be best suited to starting a business as an entrepreneur?
A)Cindy is a good employee, but she's mainly interested in home, friends, and family.
B)Greg highly values his job security, paycheck, and benefits.
C)Nell likes a challenge, and she always gives 150 percent to everything she starts.
D)Travis tells friends, "I'm marking time at this job until I can retire."
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