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IB Design Technology Vocab

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1. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.






2. A style or trend






3. The psychological condition resulting from inadequacy or imbalance in food intake or from poor absorption of food consumed






4. Someone who needs some convincing before embracing technological change.






5. An adhesive is a substance that is applied between two surfaces in order to bond them together






6. An isometric drawing of an object with more than one component that depicts how the parts of assemblies fit together






7. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science






8. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides






9. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination






10. A natural resource that cannot be re- made or re- grown as it does not naturally reform at a rate that makes its use sustainable - for example - coal - petroleum and natural gas






11. A 3D drawing that realistically represents an object by utilizing foreshortening and vanishing points (usually imaginary ones)






12. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies






13. Flexible designs that can be adapted to changing technical and market requirements.






14. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide






15. The most efficient way of designing and producing a product from the manufacturer's point of view






16. A form of group think. a group with a recommended size of 10-12 people first devises wild ideas - all of which are written down. no criticism or evaluation is allowed until this is finished - as it is impossible to be creative and critical at the sam






17. A system of manufacturing that uses computers to integrate the processing of production - business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines






18. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products






19. A technique that uses a fluid support structure that can be washed and drained away. Used for more intricate internal construction where it would be difficult to break away supports.






20. A designer creates a part geometry independent of the assembly or any other component. although there are often some design criteria established before modelling the part - this information is not shared between models. once all part models are compl

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21. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives






22. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product






23. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding






24. Natural compounds formed through geological processes






25. A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body - in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in metres and the result used as and index of obesity






26. A group of products having common classification criteria. Members normally have many common parts and assemblies.






27. A measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when an object is heated. This can be measured by an increase in length - area or volume. The expansivity can be measured as the fractional increase in dimension per kelvin increase in temperature.






28. Houses and offices designed to function like living organisms - specifically adapted to place and are able to draw all their energy and water from surrounding sun - wind and rain






29. Automated machines that require data to be inputted manually by a trained operator






30. Markets divided up into smaller groups where the purchasers have similar characteristics and tastes






31. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand






32. An adverse food- induced reaction that does not involve the immune system






33. A compound that cannot be made in the body but has to be provided ready- made in the diet - for example - vitamins - essential fatty acids - and essential amino acids






34. An emerging technology that interfaces the user via the sense of touch






35. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces.






36. Refers to materials and devices that operate at the nanoscale. 'Nano' means a billionth. A nanometer is one- billionth of a meter






37. The use of consumer reports and newspaper items to follow historical development. useful sources of information could include CD-Roms - such as encyclopedias and newspapers - or more specific discs - subject specific magazines - and manufacturers' in






38. The manufacture of 3D parts by depositing molten material in a series of layers






39. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body






40. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product






41. Using creative ability to produce a wide range of possible solutions to a problem






42. An individual working outside or inside an organisation who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others






43. Coordination - based code that also includes feed speed and stop/start






44. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets






45. A model using mathematical symbols that can be manipulated numerically






46. The initial impetus for the development of a new product is generated from a demand from the market






47. A situation where a company keeps a small stock of components (or complete items) or ones that take a long time to make - just in case of a rush order






48. The opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current.






49. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly






50. A short length of extruded pipe for use in blow moulding







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