Engineering Overview Quiz

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What is the definition of engineering according to the American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD)?

  • The creative application of scientific principles to forecast the behavior of systems under specific operating conditions.
  • The operation of structures and machines with full cognizance of their design.
  • The application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes. (correct)
  • The study of natural science and mathematics to solve technical problems.

What does the term 'engineering' derive from?

  • Latin ingenium, meaning 'invention'
  • Latin ingenium, meaning 'cleverness' (correct)
  • Latin ingeniare, meaning 'clever contrivance'
  • Latin ingeniare, meaning 'to devise'

What does modern engineering comprise?

  • Only the subfields related to vehicles and electronics
  • Only the subfields related to infrastructure and machinery
  • Many subfields including infrastructure, machinery, vehicles, electronics, materials, and energy systems (correct)
  • A single subfield focusing on applied mathematics and applied science

What is the discipline of engineering?

<p>A broad range of more specialized fields with specific emphasis on particular areas of applied mathematics and applied science (B)</p>
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When did engineering exist according to the text?

<p>Since ancient times (A)</p>
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