Skip to main content

Back to the full dot-point answer

WalesDesign and TechnologyQuick questions

Unit 3 Technical Principles

Quick questions on Design for manufacture and scales of production - WJEC A-Level Design and Technology

3short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.

What are tolerances?
Show answer
Tolerances make interchangeable parts possible: parts made separately, even by different suppliers, fit together if each is within tolerance. Too tight wastes money and rejects; too loose gives poor fit.
What is q1?
Show answer
Name the scale of production used to make a single bespoke piece of jewellery. [1 mark]
What is q2?
Show answer
Explain why standard components are widely used in manufacturing. [2 marks]

Have a question we have not covered?

This dot-point answer is short enough that we have not extracted many short questions yet. Read the full dot-point answer or ask Mo, our study assistant, in the chat for follow ups.

All Design and TechnologyQ&A pages