PLTW Engineering Essentials Practice Exam with Answers (69 Solved Questions)

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"PLTW Engineering Essentials"1.concensusgeneral agreement2.Design ProcessA systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria andconstraints, used to develop many possible solutions tosolve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and towinnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one finalchoice.3.optimizemake the best or most effective use of (a situation, oppor-tunity, or resource).4.graphic organiz-erA visual display that demonstrates relationships betweenfacts, concepts, or ideas. A graphic organizer guides thelearner's thinking as they fill in and build upon a visual mapor diagram5.EngineeringMindsetA way of thinking that affects how someone interacts witha challenge, comes up with a solution to a problem, andinnovates on current technologies or systems.6.MisconceptionA view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based onfaulty thinking or understanding.7.collaborationCollaboration is the action of two or more people workingtogether through idea sharing to accomplish a commongoal.8.Systems Think-ingUnderstanding a system by examining the connectionsbetween the parts that compose the entirety of the system.9.systemA group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent el-ements or parts that function together as a whole to ac-complish a goal. Change happens if you add or remove apart.10.patentA government authority or license conferring a right or titlefor a set period, especially the sole right to exclude othersfrom making, using, or selling an invention.11.Model1 / 7

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"PLTW Engineering Essentials"An accurate representation of an object or phenomenon.Models can be visual, physical, mathematical, or compu-tational, and are often used in the development of scientifictheories or the engineering of artifacts.12.conceptual mod-elA visual representation of an idea. A conceptual model canbe a sketch, concept map, schematic, flow chart, or anyother visual representation.13.graphical modelA pictorial representation (such as a picture, map, or tech-nical drawing) used to convey detailed information. In engi-neering, graphical models are created using standards ofengineering graphics to document a design and are oftenreferred to as technical drawings.14.spatialRelating to, occupying, or having the character of space.Spatial describes how objects fit together in space or downhere on Earth.15.Subduc-tion(zone)The sideways and downward movement of the edge of aplate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath anotherplate.16.simulateTo reproduce the conditions of (a situation, etc). To use amodel to imitate certain conditions for purposes of studyor training.17.ComputationalThinkingHabits that help people solve problems with computers.Computational thinking habits encourage a person who isfacing a problem to ask how computers could help them bemore creative, to communicate, collaborate, use data orthe internet, or use crowdsourcing or simulation, to solvea problem.18.data validationA feature in Excel used to control what a user can enterinto a cell.19.conditional for-mattingA feature in Excel that allows the user to automaticallyapply formatting to one or more cells based on the cellvalue.2 / 7
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