The Design Group Has Been Working on a Highly Innovative

question 67

Multiple Choice

The design group has been working on a highly innovative, experimental engine. After months of fine-tuning the design and building a prototype, their initial tests show that in some ways the engine works even better than they had anticipated. The team members are elated and feel that this short-term accomplishment has given a real boost to the ______ of the process.

• A) structure
• B) system
• C) credibility
• D) power

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