Question

the passage below discusses some of the steps of an engineering design challenge. select the part of the passage that describes criteria. winston works for the city planning department. his supervisor asks winston to come up with a new way to process applications for building projects. winston suggests that the department modify its website so builders can submit applications online. winston, his supervisor, and the website team meet to share ideas for how the new online applications might work. winstons supervisor tells the team that the new site must be able to handle 100 applications at a time.

Explanation:

Criteria in an engineering - design context are requirements or specifications. In the passage, the supervisor stating that the new site must be able to handle 100 applications at a time is a specification, thus a criterion.

Answer:

Winston's supervisor tells the team that the new site must be able to handle 100 applications at a time.