Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 5.1.1, 5.3.1, 5.7.2 · Paper 1
A housing that contains and protects a product’s internal components.
Revise: Design ContextsDesigning an electronic product involves more than making a circuit work. Its components must perform the required task, its enclosure must suit the user and surroundings, and its parts must be practical to manufacture. These decisions affect one another: a smaller circuit may allow a smaller case, while a component that needs frequent replacement may require accessible fixings.
- Revise: Aesthetic Factors in Enclosures