THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN EGYPT

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS , ENG 101 FINAL EXAMINATION
Jan. 31, 2007, Duration: 2 hours Examiner: Dr. Mahmoud Sobhy Khalil
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Student name:.........................................................ID.………………… GROUP.............
QUESTION (1)( 8Marks)
Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the name of the appropriate professional
from the list below:
………………. carries out drafting and data collection
………………..performs system development and product innovation
………………..services, maintains and operates machines as needed
………………..designs and develops hardware
………………..performs technical sales
………………..uses hand and power tools
………………..performs project planning
………………..carries out field inspection
List: Engineer, Technologist, Technician, Craftsman
QUESTION(2)(8 Marks)
Select the appropriate answer for each of the following sentences
- The wheeled cart first appeared in the ancient land of
O Egypt O Turkey O Iraq O U.S.A.
- The astrolabe was used by the Mesopotamians for
O distance measurements
O determination of weight of objects
O astronomical observations
- The ancient Egyptians used sections of dried and waxed ropes to:
O hang their clothes to dry
O carry out measurements for pyramid construction
O re-establish land boundaries after Nile flooding
- Quality assurance and professional responsibility were first emphasized by:
O the chief of works in ancient Egypt
O the code of Hammurabi
O the English Code for construction
O Imhotep
- The first recorded construction of an artificial harbor was carried out at :
O Samos, Greece O Alexandria, Egypt O Rotterdam, Holland
- Pile drivers were among a number of construction machines devised by:
O The Romans O The Chinese O The French
- The spinning wheel first appeared in the middle ages in :
O Europe O China O Iran
- The printing machine was invented around in the fifteenth century by:
O Alfred Noble O Louise Pasteur O Johann Gutenberg
QUESTION(3)( 7 Marks)
What branch of engineering is best suited to perform the following activities?
-----------------develop systems to guide and control the trajectories of missiles
-----------------design fertilizer spreaders, harvesters and animal feeding systems
-----------------measure and map the earth’s surface
-----------------develop new methods for data processing and storage
-----------------work in the production of metals from ores and the development of
metallic alloys
-----------------develops equipment and systems for the refrigeration of foods and the
operation of ice manufacturing plants.
-----------------design the equipment and processes for the manufacture of paints
QUESTION (4)(5 Marks)
Mark the name of the author of each of the following sentences:
- “ To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort
and hope”
O Herbert Hoover O Fritz Leonhardt O Isaac Asimov
- “ The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should
always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge”
O George Washington O Albert Einstein O Hammurabi
- “ A scientist is lucky if he makes one real creative addition to human knowledge in
his whole life. An engineer has, by comparison, almost limitless opportunities .
He can, and frequently does, create dozens of original designs”
O Isaac Newton O Glegg O Von Karman
QUESTION (5)( 8 marks)
a-You are a professional engineer employed in the quality control division of a
manufacturing company. From time to time, your company calls in consultants to run
tests on new products before they go to market. One of your job responsibilities is to
engage these consultants. Your brother-in-law, who is also a professional engineer, has
recently left the firm of consultants most commonly called in on this work and has
opened his own consultant practice to offer the same services as his old firm. You are a
director of your brother-in-law’s firm. Your wife has asked you to direct the next such
consulting assignment to her brother’s new company. You are very tempted to do this
because you know that he has all the experience and background to do a good job and
that he needs the work and therefore will get on with it promptly. How should you act
O hire your brother-in-law’s firm
O exclude your brother-in-law’s firm
O form a committee under your chairmanship to select from several invited firms
O form a committee to do the selection and exclude yourself
O other (specify briefly)

b- If you were to name the situation you are in, what would you call it?

c- which clause of the NSPE Code of Ethics deals with this situation?
c- What would you call the first course of action mentioned above?
O cronyism O nepotism O favoritism
QUESTION (6)(5 Marks)
Write neatly below a short paragraph (no more than 5 lines) summarizing the conclusions
of the report you prepared as part of your coursework,(use the back page if you need to).