Lesson 3.1.1
3.1.1 New and emerging technologies Quiz: AQA Design & Technology, Unit 1
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which business innovation raises small sums from many people online?
- Co-operatives
- Crowd funding
- Fair trade
- Virtual marketing
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Which term describes resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up?
- Recycled resources
- Finite resources
- Non-finite resources
- Biodegradable resources
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What term describes products designed to become outdated or fail quickly?
- Technology push
- Design for maintenance
- Continuous improvement
- Planned obsolescence
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Which design approach ensures a product can be serviced and kept working easily?
- Crowd funding
- Planned obsolescence
- Virtual retail
- Design for maintenance
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Which term describes new technology creating products the market has not asked for?
- Technology push
- Fair trade
- Virtual marketing
- Market pull
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Which term refers to the use of a computer to control manufacturing equipment?
- Computer aided modelling
- Computer aided manufacture
- Computer assisted maintenance
- Continuous automated machining
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FMS stands for which term?
- Fast moulding system
- Final manufacturing stage
- Flexible manufacturing system
- Free material supply
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Which area of the specification covers designing for disabled people, elderly people and different religious groups?
- People
- Culture
- Industry
- Society
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Which environmental impact is most directly linked to rising carbon dioxide levels?
- Pollution
- Global warming
- Continuous improvement
- Efficient working
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A factory replaces manual assembly with robot arms on its production line. Which area of the specification does this best relate to?
- Enterprise
- Culture
- Environment
- Industry
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What term describes selling products exclusively through online shops and social media?
- Crowd funding
- Social enterprise
- Digital manufacturing
- Virtual marketing and retail
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A designer considers what will happen to a product's packaging and parts once the product is thrown away. Which sustainability content is this?
- Disposal of waste
- Crowd funding
- Changing job roles
- Automation
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Which two computer technologies are used to design and manufacture parts?
- QR and RFID
- AI and VR
- CAD and CAM
- IT and GSM
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A company keeps parts stock only for the week's orders. Which production approach is this?
- Planned obsolescence
- Batch production
- Just in time
- Mass production
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A bakery starts selling gluten-free bread because customers keep asking for it. Which concept does this show?
- Fair trade
- Technology push
- Market pull
- Crowd funding
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New automated lines mean fewer assembly staff but more technicians to programme them. Which area of the specification covers this?
- Social attitudes
- Changing job roles
- Cultural expectations
- Environmental impact
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Which business funding method relies on raising small amounts of money from a large audience online?
- Fair trade
- Virtual marketing
- Co-operatives
- Crowdfunding
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A product uses 3 kg of material per unit and a factory makes 800 units each week. How many kilograms of material are used each week?
- 2400 kg
- 2600 kg
- 2000 kg
- 1800 kg
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What initiates product development in a market pull scenario?
- Material scarcity
- Customer demand
- New scientific discovery
- Automation robotics
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Why is continuous improvement linked to environmental impact in manufacturing?
- Maximises energy consumption
- Increases raw material extraction
- Reduces waste and pollution
- Eliminates product durability
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