Deck 7: Investigation and Research for Design Development

Question 1

A ____ refers to information that has been previously published usually by someone else.

A) patent
B) secondary source
C) primary source
D) database

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A(n)____________________ question can have more than one answer and often leads to more questions.

Answer 2

open-ended
open ended

Question 3

Primary sources are sometimes available in ____ that can be accessed online.

A) trademarks
B) laboratories
C) databases
D) secondary sources

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Secondary sources are good places to start research because they often represent broad summaries of information on your topic.

Question 5

A(n)____________________ source refers to original information not previously summarized or reported by someone other than the person or group responsible for the information.

Question 6

When researching a topic,the first questions asked should be ____.

A) specific
B) general
C) about primary sources
D) researched on the Internet

Question 7

The term mark refers only to service marks.

Question 8

It is always a good idea to begin research with an online _____ such as Britannica.com or Wikipedia,as these articles provide an overview and define terms.

A) portals
B) databases
C) encyclopedia
D) magazines

Question 9

____ patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process,machine,article of manufacture,or composition of matter,or any new and useful improvement thereof.

A) Utility
B) Design
C) Plant
D) Primary

Question 10

A(n)____ question is a question that has only one correct answer.

A) closed
B) open-ended
C) reference
D) primary

Question 11

Personal and corporate rights to the ownership of designs and other forms of ____________________ property are established in patent,trademark,and copyright law.

Question 12

Most search engines allow for ____________________ logic searching and the inclusion or exclusion of information through the use of operators such as AND,NOT,and OR.

Question 13

Most people believe that things are designed for ____.

A) the extreme case
B) celebrities
C) American standards
D) the average person

Question 14

____ is a common form of inappropriate use of another person's work.

A) Citation
B) Keywording
C) Plagiarism
D) Patenting

Question 15

There are online libraries such as Refdesk.com,Internet Public Library,Virtual Reference Desk,and Libraryspot.com.These Web ____ organize databases in categories.

A) portals
B) laboratories
C) trademarks
D) patents

Question 16

Market research is a good place to start the design process and usually involves asking questions about consumers.

Question 17

Market research and laboratory studies are essential tools of product development and the information collected can later be used by the advertising and sales forces.

Question 18

Human factors engineering,or ____________________,the term more commonly used in Europe,is the design of products,as well as of working and living space,to fit the needs of humans.

Question 19

Material that has been issued a _____ is marked with the © symbol.

A) patent
B) bookmark
C) trademark
D) copyright

Question 20

Human factors information provides data about the potential user of the product to the design team.This type of information cannot be presented as statistical measures.

Question 21

How can you save your search results?

Question 22

What are some common research questions asked while performing market research?

Question 23

How can you search for patents online?

Question 24

What is anthropometrics?

Question 25

What is the difference between utility patents and design patents?