1) The word manufacturing comes from the Latin meaning... a) made in a factory b) made by hand c) mady by man 2) A cottage industry is a small business a) specialising in bungalow construction b) located near a lake or a beach c) in which work is done by people in their homes 3) Micromanufacturing... a) uses nanotechnology to develop extremely small devices b) produces finished goods to order in very limited batches c) set up production facilities in small buildings 4) Agile manufacturing is a term for operations that... a) can be completed at great speed b) require a specially trained workforce c) can be quickly configured to satisfy a change in the market 5) Additive manufacturing uses... a) power solvents blended together to create pigments for spray paint b) laser-powered 3D printers to make objects by adding layer-upon-layer of materials c) a mix of finely ground minerals that are heated together to produce gas 6) Genetic engineering involves... a) using natural organic materials in a manufacturing process b) producing goods that will have no branding or registered trademark c) changing the characteristics of an organism by modifying its DNA 7) The aims of green manufacturing include... a) using a colour-coded system on the factory floor b) reducing the carbon footprint c) using up natural resources 8) Space manufacturing is a process that... a) produces goods in outer space using the advantages of zero gravity and a vacuum atmosphere b) produces large quantities of goods, which are stored in purpose-built warehouses c) increases the size of an assembly line to handle large-scale production 9) Intelligent manufacturing involves... a) programming robots to work with minimal supervision and assistance from operators b) a system for planning all production programmes well in advance c) production processes that are carried out by a highly qualified workforce

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