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hen weapons grade plutonium was stolen from t
hen management ordered the reactors to be started before construcone of the above.
urrent event question: China and Russia have been objecting to the US National M
use: o destroy targets in China and Russia.
MD missiles could be used thina and Russia object to the
he N
working NMD system would make China and Russias current missiles less of a threat. MD could lead to the end of nuclear weapons programs.
he DC-10 disaster exhibits which of the following?
he problems when engineers are improperly trained.
he conflict between engineering and business decisions.
he difficulty of accurately predicting safety problems.
he arrogance of engineering. ll of the above.
hich of the following about the Titanic is true?
he Titanic ran into another ship.
olphins saved Leonardo DiCaprio. he Titanic used outdated (old for its day) safety equipment.
he Titanic used outdated (old for its day) communications equipment.
he Titanic was a great engineering achievem
hat do we mean by the mo
ha
hat there is a conflict between cost and safety. neering decisions.
he ability of engineers to have authority over engi
he ability to convince management of a technologicll of the above.
he participants in this years G8 meeting in Genoa, Italy, decided that next years meeting woul
hat was inexpensive for the participants to attend. at was easy to get to.
h
had facilities for all the participants and expected protesters. n an area that had good access for business leaders.
ar away from major cities and with limited access.
technology is considered safe when: he risks are known and judged acceptable.
hen government experts have approved the technology.
hen the design incorporatesen the designers followed
ll of the above.
histle-blowing is required under which of the following conditions:
omeone may lose a great deal of mo
ou are asked to lie to the public.
colleague said that there was something wrong with the project. ou had a dream that something bad was going to happen.
one of the above.
Diffusion
Technology transferSpinoff or spillover
. The DC-10 airp
The conflicts between managen
Disasters can be easily preve Quality control, when applied
A
None of the above.
dance. As a
. Current event question: there is a school that plans to use the Octopus card for measuring student attenpolitical technology, some critics fear that this will lead:
To the Octopus card company having a monopoly on smart card transactions in Hong Kong.
To a reduction in pr
To a decrease in student atte To an increase in the amoun
To limitations in who is able to access the school (membership). ich of the following is true?
Engineers who act as whistle-blowers are usually given awards and promoted within the company. nd liable for accidents, even if they met the original legal regulations.
Companies and engineers may be fouEngineers always have the pow