GCSE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC PRODUCTS
2005
1 A puzzle booklet is being produced by
your schools Design & Technology department.
The booklet is to have eight (8) pages of A5size and is to
be printed on a single sheet of A3 paper.
(a)
On the diagrams below, write in the page numbers, to
show how the pages will be laid out on the A3 paper. [4]
Some of the pages have
been done for you.
(b) After printing the A3 paper has to be
made into the booklet.
There
are three main
steps. State these steps in order. [3]
Step 1.
.
Step
2.
.
Step
3.
.
(c)
One of the puzzles is about Orthographic Drawing.
Solutions to the puzzles will be provided.
The Orthographic Drawing puzzle page is shown
alongside.
Complete
the Solution Sheet below.
2. A net for a simple box is shown below.
Most features of the net have been named.
This
is the area between the outline of the net and the edge of the printed area
(a) State the names for the parts labelled A and B [2]
A
is called
B
is called
(b) A prototype of the net is to be
manufactured using CAM. [1]
State
what the letters CAM stand for.
C
. A
..
M
(c)
A manufacturing company is going to make 10,000 of
the nets.
(i) Name the manufacturing process that would
be used to cut out and crease the nets. [2]
.
(ii) Explain, using notes and sketches, how the process would cut out the net and crease the card ready for folding at the same time. [3]
.
(d) Shown below
is a net for a different box. The
bottom of the box folds together and locks shut
without the use of glue.
(i) Complete the table below to show the order that the flaps should be folded to close and lock the bottom of the box.
[4]
|
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
(ii)
Instructions are needed to show how the bottom of the
box is to be folded. Complete the diagrams to show each of the four steps.
The first step has been done for you
[6]
(e) When the
net was assembled as a prototype it was found that the top tended to pop open.
Add details to the partial net
below to show how you would stop the top popping open.
[5]
.
BLANK PAGE
3.
The flat bed scanner, as shown, is a commonly used
tool in Graphic Products.
a) Complete the sentences about a scanner. [3]
i) A
flat bed scanner is a computer _____________ device.
ii) It is used to import _______________ into a computer.
iii) It is usually used to copy ______ objects but can be used to
copy 3D objects too.
(b) Scanners have to be set up to give the most appropriate image.
A typical scanner
control window is shown below with some of the options available shown
alongside.
Note: dpi
stands for dots per inch.
Select the setting that would be
the most appropriate for the following scanning jobs and explain your choice. 2 x [4]
i)
Scanning a black line drawing for use in a web page
or an on screen presentation.
Colour
Mode: ________________________ Output resolution: ____________
Explanation
for your choice of settings:
ii)
Scanning a monochrome photograph to print a high
quality, A3 sized image on an inkjet printer.
Colour
Mode: ________________________ Output resolution: ____________
Explanation
of choice of settings:
b)
The original photograph of the scanner at the start of
this question is shown again on the right. The background is distracting and needs to be changed.
Complete the following sentences about how this can be done using the correct words from the list below.
ADJUST BITMAP
CROP INVERT MASK
PAINT POSTERIZE VECTOR
Insert the correct word in the
sentences below. [4]
i) To
carry out this editing I would use a
editing programme.
ii) To select the background I would use a
. tool.
iii)
To change the background to white I would
it.
iv)
To make the picture brighter I would
. the contrast.
4.
Study the photographs below. They show three stick
type cosmetic products.
(a) Think about the packaging of the three products and answer the following
questions.
(i)
Explain why product A might be more environmentally friendly than product
C. [2]
(ii) The packaging of product C includes a plastic liner that holds the product.
State
one method of
making the plastic liner. [2]
(iii) The card packages for
products B and C have been laminated.
Give one reason for this. [2]
(b) Apart from holding and protecting the product, explain why the designer has included a plastic liner in package C [2]
It is decided to make a block model of the product
shown alongside. Only the package is to be modelled not the lipstick itself.
(c)
(i) The table below lists a selection of
materials that
might
be used for the block model.
Complete
the table by filling in the gaps. [6]
|
Name of Material |
Material Type |
Suitable Adhesive |
Suitable Finish |
|
MDF |
|
PVA
adhesive |
Varnish |
|
Acrylic |
|
|
No
finish needed |
|
Cardboard |
Paper |
|
Paint |
|
Expanded Polystyrene |
|
|
Fill and
Paint |
(ii)
State which of these materials you would use to make the model.
Explain why you have selected this
material. [3]
(d) Use the grid
below to make sketches of each of the parts you would have to make to produce
the block model. [6]
5. Sketches of a single use film
camera, showing some dimensions, are drawn below.
The camera needs to have a
typogram using the name zoom affixed where shown and a card package that will allow
the part of the camera showing the typogram to be seen.
Note: a typogram is a logo
made up of letters where the letters express the meaning of the word.
