Section C 1️⃣

Question 1

With analysing questions, how many points should you make?

Answer 1

As many as you can, try to get an even ammount of pros and cons - but doesnt matter - have to justifty each point to secure full marks

Question 2

With analysing questions what should you look to use mainly for your points?

Answer 2

The given specification for the product and how it can be applied to the given context for the question

Question 3

What is the 5th percentile?

Answer 3

Very few people

Question 4

What is the 50th percntile?

Answer 4

The average person

Question 5

What is the 90th percentile?

Answer 5

Almost every person

Question 6

What are ergonomics?

Answer 6

Factors of the product that may involve human interaction/ may have been designed to envoke a certian human response

Question 7

What are anthropometrics?

Answer 7

The practice of taking measurements of the human body and provides categorised data that can be used by designers for products e.g. average size of hand

Question 8

How many marks is one part of the analysis question worth?

Answer 8

6 marks

Question 9

What is the best way to answer the analysis question?

Answer 9

To round up all your points using specification and somtimes the image provided and make sure you can justify each one and then writing as many as you can in rougly a mark per min so 8 mins 2 mins planning 6 mins writing

Question 10

What is the optimum ammount of points you should include in your answer to the analysis question?

Answer 10

3 clear and justified points + a conclusion

Question 11

Should you include a conclusion?

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

What is the most important piece of information in the analysis question?

(written one line above where you would write)

Answer 12

the context you are given e.g. evaluate and analyse the product base on ______________

Question 13

What is primary research?

Answer 13

Research done first hand e.g. conducting a survey, a product dissasembly or an interview

Question 14

What is secondary research?

Answer 14

Research done by others that is taken and used e.g. anthropometric data or statistics

Question 15

Through what methods can you understand a clients needs?

Answer 15

Focus groups, product analysis, interviews

Question 16

What is a collaboration?

Answer 16

When designers choose to work together to bring together creativity, ideas & concepts to produce new products and sometimes limited edition variations when in partnership with certain popular brands

Question 17

What is user centered design (UCD)?

Answer 17

When the designer keeps the user at the centre of all the design descisions at each stage of the design process/ user wants and needs being top priority

Question 18

What is a systems approach?

Answer 18

When a systematic approach is taken as a stratagie - this can include using bar charts, flow charts, pi charts, surveys, graphs etc + logical approach is particularly useful in electronics where there is an input, process and output close input,

Question 19

What is iterative design?

Answer 19

A continual cycle of improving a design -
* Research
* Design
* Test
* Analyse
* Research
* Design …..

Question 20

What is design fixation?

Answer 20

When a designer becomes focused on a single idea/ has tunnel vision - when a designer can only think of one specific idea which narrows down variation/ creativity

Question 21

What are some of the most common methods to generating designs?

Answer 21

• Sketching
• Mindmaps
• Prototyping
• 3D CAD drawings
• Testing

Question 22

What are the benefits of prototyping ideas?

Answer 22

Can help to understand -
* how to manufacture it/ possible materials
* how it functions
* scale and physical interaction
* aesthetics

Question 23

What are the 3 different types of testing?

Answer 23

• Destructive testing
• Non-destructive testing
• Market testing

Question 24

What is destructive testing?

Answer 24

Testing used to determine how a product would respond under extreeme conditions - help designer produce the safest product e.g. a car to make sure all passengers would be safe if in a car crash

Question 25

What is non-destructive testing?

Answer 25

Testing that evaluates a product for any defects/ flaws without causing any damage - designers can sometimes use x-rays to examine any flaws

Question 26

What is market testing?

Answer 26

When a product is given to a foucs group or client to see how in preforms in use - normally done once the product has been deemed safe

Question 27

List 2 reasons why accuracy is important when making products?

Answer 27

* To ensure all mechanisms fuction as intended by manufacturer * To ensure product is the correct scale/ size for consumer

Question 28

What does tolerence mean?

Answer 28

Tolerence is the ammount in which a measurement can vary without affecting a function or the manufacture

Question 29

What does it mean if a product has a high tolerence?

Answer 29

That it doesnt have to be exact - large area for not precise measurements

Question 30

What does if mean if a product has a low tolerence?

Answer 30

That it has to be extremely precise

Question 31

List 3 ways to maintain accuracy when prototyping

Answer 31

* Measuring and quality control continuously/ comparing to technical drawing * Using a productin aid e.g. jig or template to ensure speed and also high accuracy * If using CAD checking digital measurements/ units

Question 32

What is tesselation?

Answer 32

The efficient interlocking of shapes (that match) to minimise waste

Question 33

What is nesting?

Answer 33

Nesting is cleverly arranging different shapes together to reduce waste

Question 34

What does wastage mean?

Answer 34

The process of removal of mateiral using tools and equipment - ideally good designers try to minimise ammount of waste produced e.g. nesting/ tesselation

Question 35

What is kerf?

Answer 35

The width of the blade that you are using - needs to be taken into account when marking out/ cutting especiallty if a product has a low tolerence (because if its e.g. 0.5mm thick that could take up/ cut away material that was required/ in the tolerence)

Question 36

Why does the kerf of a saw/ laser need to ben taken into consdideration?

Answer 36

Because it can take away material e.g. if a design was tesselated and then cut with a 3mm saw, it would take off material so you have to take kerf into consideration anf, for example, leave a 3mm gap when tesselating

Question 37

What is a dautum point?

Answer 37

A surface/ edge used as a reference from which measurements are taken to improve accuracy

Question 38

What is a ferrous material?

Answer 38

One that contains iron

Question 39

What is kevlar?

Answer 39

Kevlar is a type of aramid fiber. It is woven into textile materials and is extremely strong and lightweight, with resistance toward corrosion and heat. It is used in vast applications such as aerospace engineering (such as the body of the aircraft), body armor, bulletproof vests, car brakes, and boats.

Question 40

What is a commercial process for timber?

Answer 40

routing or turning

Question 41

What is a modern material?

Answer 41

Developments made through the invention of new or improved processes

Question 42

Give an example of a modern matieral

Answer 42

Graphene is a single carbon layer material which is hypothetically 100 times stronger than steel. It is hypothetical because we are yet to manufacture it in large enough quantities to prove this. In theory, it could provide body armour that is bulletproof, invisible and almost weightless.

Question 43

What is Process time?

Answer 43

The processing time is the time required to process a work item. It is the time spent on manufacturing a product or providing a service

Question 44

Name a product assosciated with fairtrade

Answer 44

* bannas * cotton

Question 45

What is the need of fairtrade?

Answer 45

* improves pay for farmers in developing countries * improves access to education for families * gives small scale farmers access to large global scale markets * ensures workers get a fair price for their work

Question 46

Give an example for people whom benifit from fairtrade

Answer 46

Farmers/ families of farmers who recieve help via ensuring good pay and providing eduacation for their children e.g. communities that get help setting up local ammenities such as schools/ shops/ wells etc