AS & A Level Design And Technology (9705) — May–June 2023, Paper 32
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Start with Question 1 →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →Discuss the importance of modelling in the design and development of products.
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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),…
Answer this question and get it marked →Discuss the implications of built-in obsolescence with reference to ongoing technological development.
Answer this question and get it marked →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)…
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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…
Answer this question and get it marked →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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