Disciplines

Question 1

Mechanical engineering definition

Answer 1

Associated with the design and production of machines and mechanical manufacturing processes

Question 2

Civil engineering definition

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Associated with the design and production of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, buildings, water, gas, electricity systems.

Question 3

Automotive engineering

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Associated with the design and production of land based vehicles such as cars, motorbikes, and trains

Question 4

Chemical engineering

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Associated with the design and production or chemical products and chemical manufacturing processes, it is used in the food and drink industry and pharmaceuticals

Question 5

Aeronautical engineering

Answer 5

Associated with the design and production or air vehicles that operate within the earths atmosphere

Question 6

Astronautical engineering

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Associated with the design and production of air based vehicles that operate outside the earths atmosphere

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Electrical engineering

Answer 7

Associated with the design and production of electrical components and circuits that can be used in different products

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Software engineering

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Associated with the design and production of intangible codes and computing scripts that are used to program machines

Question 9

Communications engineering

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Associated with the design and production of things that allow information to be transferred from one place to the another. E.g. fibre optic, radios, phones