Engineering Drawing MCQs Practice Set-5

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1. This type of thread is a thread on the inside of a member:

Major diameter thread

Basic thread

Internal thread

External thread

2. The architectural and construction industries use the United States National CAD standard (NCS) system on many ________ projects.

Commercial

Publicly funded

Aerospace

Residential

3. This type of section is limited by a break line:

Removed section

Half section

Broken-out section

Revolved section

4. The Auto-CAD command used to combine two or more primitive shapes into a single complex 3-dimensional model is ________.

Union

Add

Form

Attach

5. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section:

Full section

Symmetric section

Half section

Quarter section

6. A line with a tapering width can be easily created by using the ________ tool.

Ellipse

Line

Circle

Polyline

7. The architectural drafter usually begins a set of working drawings by creating the ________ plan first.

Building section

Foundation

Floor plan

Elevations

8. When filling an area with a hatch pattern in Auto-CAD the drafter needs to be able to ________.

Set the layer to Defpoints

Turn ISO grid off

See the entire bounding area to hatch

Set Ortho on

9. Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system will help the beginning drafter __________.

Control the accuracy of the drawing

Produce a visible grid system

Select a different text style

Choose various line types

10. When using the direct entry method to create a horizontal line exactly three inches long the drafter should ________ first.

Enter 3 for the length of the line

Insure that Ortho is on

Pull the line from away from the starting point very carefully

Read the coordinate position on the Dynamic Readout

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11. Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.

Feet and inches

Inches only

Feet only

Even numbers

12. This type of drawing shows two lines representing the pipe diameter:

Single-line

Double-line

Standard piping

Centerline piping

13. The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.

Isometric

Architectural working

Mechanical

All of the above

14. There should be a visible gap between the wall and the _________ line.

Extension

Dimension

Center

Leader

15. When using versions of Auto-CAD prior to Release 2006 it may be necessary to ________ a block in order to edit it.

Offset

None of these

Copy

Explode

16. This is the measured size of a finished part:

Dimensioned size

Production size

Actual size

Basic size

17. By using a ________ section of a cylindrical mechanical part the drafter should be able to show only one view of the part.

Broken out

Half

Whole

Revolved

18. To avoid having to dimension to a hidden feature the drafter can utilize a ________ section.

Broken out

Whole

Half

All of these

19. In an exploded assembly drawing it is customary for the drafter to use a ________ line to illustrate how parts fit together.

Dashed

Center

Phantom

Hidden

20. A full scale technical drawing will have a scale factor of ________.

1 : 1

1 : 4

1 : 2

2 : 1

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21. When dimensioning architectural drawings architects will utilize both ________ and ________ options.

Quick dim and linear

Baseline and linear

Baseline and continuous

Linear and continuous

22. The dimension text size is determined by what the architect deems necessary in _________.

The Finished plot

The PDF file

Paper space

Model space

23. One critical issue drafters need to pay close attention to is the ________.

Scale factor

None of these

Size of the sheet

Designer's intent

24. When dimensioning piping drawings, you give the lengths of all runs of this type:

Filleted

Straight

Angular

Transverse

25. On a floor plan the dashed line that appears approximately 24" outside the exterior wall represents the ________.

None of the above

Roof overhang

Sidewalk

Plumbing drain lines

26. These types of pipes are generally connected with bell and spigot joints or flanged joints:

Gas and soil

Water and gas

Soil and waste

Water and steam

27. Architectural dimensioning standards allow for the placement of dimensions inside the floor plan. These inside dimensions locate interior __________.

Windows

All of these

Centers of cabinets

Door openings and walls

28. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed:

Quarter section

Half section

Revolved section

Removed section

29. If designs require changes, they should be documented with:

Document reviews

Development plans

Engineering change orders

Product proposals

30. The standard number of threads per inch for various diameters is the:

Lead

Major diameter

Thread pitch

Series of thread

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31. The site plan illustrates _________.

Where the garage and driveway are located

The floor plan

Where the house sits on the property

The roof plan

32. When setting up a mechanical drawing in Auto-CAD the drafter should set the units to ________.

Decimal

Architectural

Fractional

Metric

33. This is the bottom surface joining the sides of two adjacent threads:

Lead

Crest

Root

Pitch

34. Dimensions are used on the elevation plan to describe ________.

Roof overhangs

All of these

Roof pitch angles

Finished floor elevations

35. Elevation drawings will include information about ________.

Window style

Siding

Roof pitch

All of these

36. This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

Computer-aided manufacturing

Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided design

Computer-aided prototyping

37. In an assembly section, these parts should have their section lines left out or shown solid black:

Rivets

Bolts

Thin parts

All fasteners

38. The UCS icon represents the intersection of the __________.

All of these

Y-axis

Z-axis

X-axis

39. The title block used on working drawings should include the _________.

Layer set

Line type

Sheet number

All of these

40. This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

Fused deposition modeling

Solid ground curing

Stereo lithography apparatus

Selective laser sintering

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41. When creating your own blocks it is important to avoid drawing any portion of the block in the ________ layer.

Center line

Hidden line

Hatch

Zero

42. The foundation contractor will work with the following architectural plans.

Foundation

Site plan

All of these

Floor plan

43. When only a small section of an interior area needs to be revealed the drafter can use a ________ section.

Quarter

Half

Broken out

Full

44. Drafters should use a ________ in a section view of a mechanical part that includes the cylindrical view of a threaded hole.

Dimension line

Hatch line

Poly line

Center line

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