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Question 1

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In the Duncker Diagram exercise for the problem statement "I need experience (to get an engineering job later)", consider the desired state.  Now consider alternative solutions that do not lead to the desired state.  One such alternative solution could be:  

Selected Answer:

Volunteering to work for free at an engineering company

Answers:

Volunteering to work for free at an engineering company

Applying for graduate school

Applying for a research position

Doing nothing

Question 2

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Select all the items that should be included in your Team Journal:

Selected Answers:

Brainstorming ideas

Answers:

Your grocery list

Any problems or issues encountered with the project

Brainstorming ideas

Your personal notes for individual assignments

Names of members present at each meeting  

A dated entry for each team meeting

· Question 3

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All of the following are ways to change how far your Boe-bot will travel in a given time  except :

Selected Answer:

Change the PULSEOUT command’s duration argument (between 650 and 850)

Answers:

Adding a DEBUG line to the beginning of the code

Change the PULSEOUT command’s duration argument (between 650 and 850)

Change the PAUSE duration

Change the number of "counter" cycles

· Question 4

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Which of the following is the FIRST stage of the design or problem-solving process?

Selected Answer:

Implementation plan

Answers:

Concept development

Problem definition 

Must / Wants

Implementation plan

· Question 5

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It is often stated that a heuristic is a roadmap to problem-solving.  Which aspect is NOT a component of the problem-solving heuristic:

Selected Answer:

Decision Making & KT Analysis

Answers:

Implementation of Design or Solution

Decision Making & KT Analysis

Problem Definition

Solution or Concept Generation

Reverse Engineering

· Question 6

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Problem Definition does NOT include the following techniques:

Selected Answer:

Statement/restatement triggering technique

Answers:

Finding the Source

Creating a morhphological chart 

The present state (PS) and desired state (DS) technique

Statement/restatement triggering technique

· Question 8

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The main purpose of the servo centering procedure is to:

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align motor angle to keep from wobbling

Answers:

align motor angle to keep from wobbling

to repair the servo

adjust the potentiometer in the servo to find the setting that stops turning

to make the motor turn faster

· Question 9

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Assuming P13 is the left servo motor and P12 is the one on the right side, when you run the following program,

 DO

                PULSOUT 13, 850

                PULSOUT 12, 850

LOOP

The Boe-Bot behavior is:

Selected Answer:

Moves forward.

Answers:

Spins to the right (clockwise) at full speed.

Moves forward.

Moves backward.

Stops.

Spins the left (counter-clockwise) at medium speed.

· Question 10

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Which circuit component does NOT have polarity?

Selected Answer:

batteries

Answers:

LEDs (diodes)

batteries

sensors

resistors  

· Question 12

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During the BRAINSTORMING step it is OK for team members to be critical of the input of others.  This will help lead to the best solution. 

Selected Answer:

It doesn't matter

Answers:

TRUE

FALSE

Maybe

It doesn't matter

· Question 13

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Which of the following PBASIC commands is used to make other commands execute continuously?

Selected Answer:

PULSOUT

Answers:

DO…LOOP

IF … THEN

PULSOUT

FOR…NEXT

· Question 14

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In the LED activity programming activity, which action would have the greatest effect of increasing brightness of an LED connected to the breadboard with a resistor in series:

Selected Answer:

adding a second resistor

Answers:

decreasing the resistor value

adding a second resistor

changing the batteries of the board even if they each read >1.4 volts.

increasing the resistor value

· Question 15

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When should you power-down your board?  Select all instances:

Selected Answers:

when plugging in the power or USB cables

Answers:

when plugging in the power or USB cables

when leaving it unattended

when running a program

when modifying circuits on the breadboard

when uploading code

when your servos make an odd noise or you smell a burnt odor coming from the board

when packing up to store it in the locker

· Question 16

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Varying the stress pattern to place emphasis on different words or phrases is a _________.

Selected Answer:

design method

Answers:

risk-taking trigger

problem statement-restatement trigger

way to generate a function family tree

design method

· Question 17

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The figure below shows a partial Duncker diagram for an example case: present state “finding time for sports is becoming difficult.”  What are the necessary details to be filled in the empty box?

Selected Answer:

Try dieting.

Answers:

Sacrifice another activity to make time for sports.

Try dieting.

Make it OK if we don't have time for sports.

Perform situation analysis.

· Question 18

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Choosing a Paint Gun by KT Decision Analysis. An auto manufacturing plant needs to choose an electrostatic paint spray gun.  Decision Statement: Choose a paint spray gun.   The available guns are from Company A, Company B, and Company C.   Based on the analysis which company should you choose?  

Selected Answer:

None of them satisfy the requirements.

Answers:

Company A

Company B

Company C

None of them satisfy the requirements.

· Question 19

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The 3-way switch on the Board of Education board should be set to position ____ when downloading your code and ____ when running a program with the servo motors.

Selected Answer:

1, 0

Answers:

1, 2

0, 1

0, 2

1, 0

· Question 20

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Truly INNOVATIVE solutions that may revolutionize a product market and make a difference in your life, organization, community are never found without __________.

Selected Answer:

Brainstorming

Answers:

Customer input

Problem analysis

Risk-taking

Brainstorming

· Question 21

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A customer has requested a vacuum that can function for a long time with little maintenance. It must be lightweight in construction and durable. If you are going through the steps of attribute listing and creating a  morphological chart  for this product, identify what is detailed in the  first column .

Selected Answer:

Means

Answers:

Musts

Means

Wants

Features