Testing citrus fruit juicers | Design and technology | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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All design and technological practice takes place within a context. What is a context?
- The situation within which something exists or happens ✓
- A time and place
- An environment
Why do designers analyse existing products?
- Consider successful features ✓
- Influence designs ✓
- Identify features which could be improved ✓
- Choose the best colours
When analysing products we use the most suitable subheadings to frame our thoughts. Match the subheading to its definition.
- Environment
  
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  How will this product affect the earth? ✓
- Materials
  
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  What is this product made from? ✓
- Manufacture
  
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  How is this product produced? ✓
- Ergonomics
  
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  How well does this product fit the user? ✓
- Life Cycle
  
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  What is the environmental impact before, during and after use? ✓
- Aesthetics
  
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  What does this product look like? Colour, shape, texture, style? ✓
What does the subheading 'function' mean when analysing products?
- 'The purpose' ✓
Primary research is ...
- conducted by the researcher ✓
- available in books or the internet
- existing information
- conducted by others
Secondary research is ...
- conducted by others ✓
- existing information ✓
- available in books or the internet ✓
- conducted by the researcher

Why do manufacturers test products?
- To test for quality ✓
- To find faults
- Count the products
- Check the colours
When testing we collect data, which type of data is recorded using numbers?
- 'Quantitative' ✓
When a survey has been conducted, which is the most effective way to present the data?
- Table
- A copy of each completed survey
- A spreadheet with all the survey results
- Pie chart ✓
- Paragraphs of wrtiting summarising the results
When testing a product there are lots of factors which could change. What are these factors called?
- Variants
- Variety
- Variables ✓
- Changes
- Changables
Aesthetics is concerned with the appearance of a product. How could we research the aesthetics for a product we are designing?
- Analyse an exisiting product ✓
- Record the cost of exisitng products
- Interview the client ✓
- Consider anthropometric data for the user group
- Survey a group of people from the target market ✓
What is data analysis?
- Recording the data
- Measuring the data
- Interpreting the data ✓
- Reporting the data

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Data always involves numbers.

Data is information and can be recorded using both numbers and words.

Non-destructive - testing without destroying the material or product
Qualitative - data recorded using words
Quantitative - data recorded using numbers
Variables - something that can change and affect test results
Control measures - keeps conditions consistent to ensure a fair test and accurate results