Deck 4: Global and International Engineering

Question 1

Which of the following factors has not contributed to the globalization of engineering jobs in the last 50 years?

A) Cheap labor overseas
B) Too many engineering graduates in the U.S.
C) Corporate mergers
D) Low cost communications

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following countries would not be involved in NAFTA?

A) Japan
B) United States
C) Mexico
D) Canada

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which country, formerly America's chief adversary, is now a collaborator with the U.S. in space exploration and industrial development?

A) France
B) England
C) Russia
D) Italy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following pairs of companies do not represent a recent high-tech merger?

A) McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed
B) Chrysler and Daimler-Benz
C) Dow Chemical and Union Carbide
D) Pfizer and Upjohn

Question 5

Which of the following international work opportunities for engineers includes working for companies such as Dupont, Dow Chemical, and BASF?

A) Telecommunications industry
B) Computer and Electronics industry
C) Environmental industry
D) Chemical Processing industry

Question 6

Which of the following did the textbook cite as something that an engineering major could do while in college to better position themselves for a global engineering career?

A) Obtain better grades
B) Become fluent in a foreign language
C) Remain inflexible as one pursues a B.S. degree
D) Become better at studying alone

Question 7

The "Big Three" in American industry refers to which industry?

A) Pharmaceutical industry
B) Automotive industry
C) Telecommunications industry
D) Petroleum industry

Question 8

The numbers of awarded Bachelors of Science degrees in engineering has steadily increased every year since 1955.

Question 9

The European Union is one the world's largest trading powers.

Question 10

The two geographic areas which have dominated the computer and electronics industry are the U.S. and western Europe.