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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






2. Stored energy or energy at rest.






3. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.






4. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






6. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






7. A very small solid state panel that contains light sensitive photo- sites or photo- diodes. The CCD uses the photo- sites to convert light into electrical signals transformed into an image.






8. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


9. The basic framework of a system






10. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






11. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






12. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






13. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






14. The number of waves that pass through a given point in one second. It is commonly measured in a unit called hertz. 1Hz is equal to one complete wave cycle in one second.






15. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






16. A resource that is entered into a system.






17. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.






18. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






19. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.






20. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.






21. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






22. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.






23. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






24. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.






25. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






26. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






27. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






28. Creating things through the process of planning.






29. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






30. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






31. Any information about the output of a system that is returned to the system for the purpose of determining whether or not the system is functioning as it should.






32. The measure of work done over a period of time as energy is converted from one form to another or transferred from one place to another.






33. A production system in which a limited quantity of a part or product is made. After the production run - the machines are retooled or changed over to accommodate the production of a different part or product.






34. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






36. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.






37. The effect of a system's processes and/or output on the systems environment. this effect can be either positive - negative - or in some cases both.






38. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.






39. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






40. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






41. The amount of resistance the power system must overcome or - alternatively - the amount of force output by the power system: also can be referred to as weight or pressure.






42. An activity in which two or more people try to think of as many possible solutions to a problem as they can. Ideas are not evaluated or criticized at this time.






43. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.






44. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






45. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.






46. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.






47. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






48. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






49. A popular movement.






50. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.