Design and Communication Technology

Question 1

1Adding tone, colour and texture to a drawing to make it look realistic is

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A. dimensioning B. projecting C. rendering D. scaling

Question 2

2Asking potential users what they need before designing is part of

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A. marketing B. research C. evaluation only D. manufacture

Question 3

3Thumbnail sketches are

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A. final drawings B. scaled plans C. CAD files D. small quick sketches exploring many ideas

Question 4

4The golden ratio is approximately

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A. 1.414 B. 1.618 C. 2.718 D. 3.142

Question 5

5A Gantt chart shows

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A. tasks against time in a project B. electrical circuits C. body measurements D. colour schemes

Question 6

6Developments are used to make

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A. circuits B. castings C. containers and boxes from sheet material D. paintings

Question 7

7In cavalier oblique drawing, the receding lines are drawn

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A. not at all B. at half length C. at full length D. at quarter length

Question 8

8A flowchart decision symbol is a

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A. rectangle B. circle C. oval D. diamond

Question 9

9Complementary colours lie

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A. at the centre B. opposite each other on the colour wheel C. next to each other D. outside the wheel

Question 10

10Shading on a pictorial drawing helps to

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A. reduce detail B. change dimensions C. show form and the direction of light D. hide mistakes

Question 11

11A drawing that shows how an object will look to the eye, with converging lines, is a

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A. isometric drawing B. perspective drawing C. sectional view D. orthographic drawing

Question 12

12A design brief is

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A. a final drawing B. a test report C. a short statement describing the problem to be solved D. a cost list

Question 13

13Brand guidelines specify

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A. how a logo, colours and fonts must be used B. tax rates C. factory layouts D. staff salaries

Question 14

14Thermoplastics can be

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A. only cast B. reshaped never C. reshaped when reheated D. only machined

Question 15

15A tangent to two circles that does not cross between them is an

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A. external tangent B. radius C. internal tangent D. chord

Question 16

16A plastic that can be reheated and reshaped many times is a

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A. thermoplastic B. ceramic C. thermosetting plastic D. composite

Question 17

17In isometric drawing, the receding axes are drawn at what angle to the horizontal?

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A. 90° B. 30° C. 45° D. 60°

Question 18

18Hidden edges in an orthographic drawing are shown with

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A. short dashed lines B. chain lines (long and short dashes) C. wavy lines D. thick continuous lines

Question 19

19During product analysis, the question "Who is this product for?" is about the

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A. target user (market) B. manufacturing cost only C. colour of the product only D. weight of the materials

Question 20

20A rectangular sign measures 1.2 m by 0.5 m. What area of acrylic sheet is needed?

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A. 0.6 m² B. 0.06 m² C. 1.7 m² D. 6 m²