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What does the term 'engineering' derive from?
What does the term 'engineering' derive from?
- The Greek word 'engineerium', meaning 'to build'
- The Latin word 'ingeniare', meaning 'to contrive, devise' (correct)
- The French word 'engin', meaning 'machine'
- The German word 'ingenieur', meaning 'designer'
What does the American Engineers' Council for Professional Development define 'engineering' as?
What does the American Engineers' Council for Professional Development define 'engineering' as?
- The construction and operation of machines and structures
- The use of mathematics and science to create new technologies
- The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes (correct)
- The design and building of bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings
What does the discipline of engineering encompass?
What does the discipline of engineering encompass?
- Only the design and construction of machines and structures
- A broad range of more specialized fields of engineering (correct)
- Only the application of scientific principles
- Only the construction and operation of bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings
