Product Design Basics

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    What is Ergonomics?

    • The study of people and their interaction with products and the environment
    • The study of costs in design and retailing
    • The study of recycling and reusing products
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  • 2. 

    What is Quality control?

    • A set of standards developed by a manufacturer

    • A instruction for workers to ensure products are made well

    • A series of checks during production to ensure that it meets the standards

    Correct Answer
    A. A series of checks during production to ensure that it meets the standards
  • 3. 

    Why is Tolerance used during the manufacture of parts?

    • Parts can be made with less accuracy

    • To allow the parts to be made cheaply

    • It provides an allowable limit in size or shape before the product fails

    Correct Answer
    A. It provides an allowable limit in size or shape before the product fails
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    What is the BSI Kite Mark?

    • A mark placed on products to inform the customer that it has been thoroughly tested and it is safe

    • A mark placed on a product to tell the consumer that it has been made in the UK

    • A mark to tell the customer that it can be recycled

    Correct Answer
    A. A mark placed on products to inform the customer that it has been thoroughly tested and it is safe
  • 5. 

    What is continuous production?

    • The production of identical products from hundreds of thousands to millions

    • The ongoing production of identical products

    • The production of identical products from hundreds to thousands

    Correct Answer
    A. The ongoing production of identical products
  • 6. 

    What does CAM stand for in design?

    • Computer Aided Modelling

    • Computer Aided Manufacturing

    • Computer Analysis Manufacturing

    Correct Answer
    A. Computer Aided Manufacturing
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    What is batch production?

    • The production of identical products from hundreds of thousands to millions

    • The ongoing production of identical products

    • The production of identical products from hundreds to thousands

    Correct Answer
    A. The production of identical products from hundreds to thousands
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    What is Intuitive design?

    • Designing with previous knowledge

    • Following a series of design stages

    • Copying someone else's design

    Correct Answer
    A. Designing with previous knowledge
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    What does the term 'Technology Push' mean?

    • Products are pushed onto the shelf by the retailer

    • New technologies mean new products are pushed forward to consumers

    • Manufacturers are pushed to use new technology

    Correct Answer
    A. New technologies mean new products are pushed forward to consumers
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    What is Empirical Design?

    • Designing with previous knowledge

    • Trial and error designing

    • Copying someone else's design

    Correct Answer
    A. Trial and error designing

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