Question 1(Short Questions)

Below is a comprehensive list of Questions that tend to be asked in Section 1 A (More to be added)

 

 

 Question                                                                                                                         Answer                                                                                  

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                          

 

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

Outline any two safety precautions required to avoid the narcotic effects of  toxic materials.                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outline two safety hazards associated with the use of

adhesives when joining acrylic sheet            

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 .

 

Explain the term Factor of Safety.                                                              

Outline two safety precautions to be observed when working with toxic materials.                      

 

 

 

 

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

                                                                                       

 

Describe flotation separation as a method of ore dressing.                                             

                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distinguish between metal ore concentration and metal ore extraction.                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Differentiate between pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.                                   

              

                                                                        

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

Outline two reasons for the use of models or prototypes in the design and        

manufacture of cars.

 

 

 

..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Identify any two finishing treatments that may be applied to mild steel to protect against corrosion. 

 

 

 

State any two aspects of design that will minimise the corrosion of  metal products.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State two factors that affect corrosion rates in metals.                               

 

 

 

 

..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

Define the term Young’s Modulus of Elasticity                                                              

                                                                 

.

 

 

Differentiate between a torsion force and a shear force.                                

 

 

 

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

State any three common applications of pneumatic control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

State the difference between a single-acting cylinder and a double-acting

cylinder in pneumatic control.

         

 

 

 

State any two benefits of using compressed air systems in industry.                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

Select any two of the abbreviations shown and explain their meaning:  (i)LED (ii) IC (iii) http                                                                                                         

     (iv) DVD. 

 

 

Select any two of the abbreviations shown and explain their meaning:                                            

(i) PCB (ii) uPVC (iii) SPST switch (iv) H.S.S. 

 

 

 

 

Select any two of the abbreviations shown and explain their meaning:                                          

(i)CPU (ii) LAN (iii) IC (iv) CD-RW.

Distinguish clearly between the computer terms ROM and RAM.                                                    

Select any two of the abbreviations shown and explain their meaning:   

(i) CPU (ii) ISP (iii) CD-RW (iv) E-MAIL

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Outline the safety precautions to prevent rancidity when using cutting

fluids.

 

Outline two safety precautions to be observed when using cutting fluids in  

a machining process.

 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

What contribution did                                                                                                                                Link to list of Inventors                                  

any one of the following make to technology?(i)Steve Jobs (ii) John Logie Baird (iii) John P. Holland.

 

 

What contribution did                                                                          

any one of the following make to technology?(i)James Dyson (ii) Igor Sikorsky (iii) Chester Carlson.

 

 

 

 

What contribution did any one of the following make to technology? 

 (i)Christopher Cockerell, (ii) Theodore Maiman, (iii) Charles Parsons.

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What contribution did any one of the following make to technology:         

(i) John P. Holland, (ii) Viktor Kaplan, (iii) Eli Whitney?

                                      What contribution did any one of the following make to technology?  

(i) Ivan Sikorsky, (ii) Theodore Maiman, (iii) Dugald Clerck.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                       

 

....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

Outline two methods of securing nuts in order to prevent loosening due to                                                                                  

vibration. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                    A vee block may be used for holding round materials for marking out or drilling.

 

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

Why are factors of safety critically important in the design and   

manufacture of a helicopter?

Identify two factors that influence fatigue failure in metals.                                                     

Describe the differences between metal fatigue and metal creep.      

....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

Identify three crystal point defects.                                                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

Distinguish between amorphous and crystalline structures.                                                       

 

 

 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Define the term solvus with reference to thermal equilibrium diagrams.   

 

 

 

..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

Explain the function of a heat sink in electronic circuit assembly.

 

 

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

Describe the term

elastic memory with reference to thermoplastics.

 

 

 

Explain the term copolymer.