Exam 1: Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design Test

Define engineering drawing.

About the same time as interchangeability became impor- tant and engineering drawings were evolving, why did it become important to preserve and duplicate original drawings?

What professional industry organization is dedicated to the advancement of design and drafting and the graphics pro- fessions across all industries?

Describe how the Internet is a valuable place to seek employment.

Define computer-aided design and drafting (CADD).

Briefly define standards.

What type of drafters prepare clear and accurate drawings of varied sorts of mechanical devices for use by patent law- yers in obtaining patent rights?

What is a copyright?

Define ethics.

Provide an example of how design ideas might be commu- nicated by sketching on a napkin during a coffee break.

Describe interchangeability.

Identify a caution to consider when seeking employment over the Internet.

Describe the type of work done by electronic drafters.

What type of drafters do the following? Create CADD mod- els and drawings for structures employing structural rein- forcing steel, concrete, masonry, wood, and other structural materials, and produce plans and details of foundations, building frame, floor and roof framing, and other structural elements.

Describe a detail drafter or detailer as related to the occupa- tion identified in question 31.

Describe how manufacturers produced parts from hand sketches or hand drawings on blackboards in the 1800s and how these sketches and drawings were used. Also identify a notable manufacturer who used this method.

Briefly describe the distinction between mechanical draft- ing for manufacturing and construction industries.

Describe the work done by electrical drafters.

Define rapid prototyping (RP).

What is a code of ethics?