AS & A Level Design And Technology (9705) — May–June 2023, Paper 32

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Question 1 · 20 marks · Materials - selection for structural components

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a support for a flat-pack bookshelf. The support is a small bracket with a cylindrical peg (Ø6 mm) projecting from one face; the peg locates into a…

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Question 2 · 20 marks · Design process - modelling and prototyping

Discuss the importance of modelling in the design and development of products.

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Question 3 · 20 marks · Manufacturing processes - etching, stopped housing joint, line bending

Fig. 3.1 shows three items, each made using a specific process. Choose two of the items shown in Fig. 3.1. For each: use sketches and notes to describe how the process has been…

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Question 4 · 20 marks · Materials - properties and selection for garden furniture

Fig. 4.1 shows three garden tables: a wooden table (round, slatted top with four-post frame structure), a metal table (round mesh top on four curved legs with a central pedestal),…

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Question 5 · 20 marks · Product design and society - built-in obsolescence and technology

Discuss the implications of built-in obsolescence with reference to ongoing technological development.

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Question 6 · 20 marks · Materials testing - photoelasticity and strain gauges

Describe how the following are used in the testing of the performance of materials or prototypes. Use one example for each to support your answer. (i) photoelasticity [3]; (ii)…

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Question 7 · 20 marks · Graphic products - orthographic projection and geometrical construction

Fig. 7.1 shows a card model of a design for a lantern. The lantern is a hexagonal prism: the plan view shows a regular hexagon with six equilateral triangular faces visible; the…

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Question 8 · 20 marks · Graphic products - drawing types and their applications

Use sketches and notes to explain how and why each of the following is used in a design situation: (i) a cut-away drawing [5]; (ii) an exploded drawing [5]; (iii) a two point…

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Question 9 · 20 marks · Mechanisms - transfer of motion

Fig. 9.1 shows three boxes, A, B and C, which house different mechanisms. The boxes house mechanisms which will transfer rotational motion (shown on the right-hand side of each…

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Question 10 · 80 marks · Design - full design process for a restaurant condiment holder

A restaurant wishes to provide diners with a range of sauces or dips when they eat. The restaurant tables are circular and can seat up to 8 diners. You are to design a product to…

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Question 11 · 80 marks · Design - full design process for a recyclable waste container

A school for children aged 5 to 11 years wants to encourage them to use recyclable waste collection facilities around the school. A container that will encourage children to place…

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Question 12 · 80 marks · Design - full design process for tree sapling packaging with logo

A garden centre is to take part in an initiative to encourage customers to plant a tree. You are to design: packaging to enable a customer to take home a tree sapling; a logo for…

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