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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
BRAINSTORMING
FEEDBACK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
GLOBAL MARKET
2. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
KINETIC ENERGY
INPUT
INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSEMBLY LINE
3. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
SERIES CIRCUIT
EVALUATION
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
4. The formal rules that guide the design process.
CRITERIA
ASSEMBLY LINE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PRODUCTIVITY
5. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
IDENTITY THEFT
TECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
6. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
AMPLITUDE
LOAD
POWER
7. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
RECEIVERS
WORK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
8. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
9. Energy in motion.
PROFIT
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
ASSEMBLY LINE
10. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
ENTREPRENEUR
11. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENTREPRENEUR
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
12. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PROFIT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY
13. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
FREQUENCY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
BOYLE'S LAW
14. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
DESIGN
WORK
CRITERIA
FREQUENCY
15. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
IDENTITY THEFT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
POWER
TREND
16. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
LOAD
PRODUCTIVITY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
17. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
MOTHERBOARD
ELECTROLYSis...
SATELLITE
CRITERIA
18. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
AMPLITUDE
INFRASTRUCTURE
IDENTITY THEFT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
19. Creating things through the process of planning.
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
SIMPLE MACHINES
DESIGN
20. A resource that is entered into a system.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CRITERIA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INPUT
21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
SATELLITE
WORK
BIO-CONVERSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
22. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENERGY
POWER
CONSTRAINTS
24. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
MODULATION
RECEIVERS
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
25. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
INFRASTRUCTURE
26. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
HARD DISK
TREND
MOTHERBOARD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
27. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ASSEMBLY LINE
28. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
RECEIVERS
NUCLEAR FISSION
29. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYNTHESIS
EVALUATION
CRITERIA
30. A specialized processor that resides directly on the motherboard of a computer. It can be thought as the brain of a computer. It processes the data; also referred to as a microprocessor or a 'computer within the computer.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
KINETIC ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
EVALUATION
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.
LOAD
CONSTRAINTS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FEEDBACK
32. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
ENERGY
33. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
MODULATION
BIO-CONVERSION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
34. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
FEEDBACK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROCESS
KINETIC ENERGY
35. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
WORK
FLUID POWER
TREND
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
36. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
IDENTITY THEFT
WORK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
37. 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.
POWER
RAPID PROTOTYPING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CIRCUIT
38. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
HOLOGRAPHY
DESIGN
CRITERIA
SIMPLE MACHINES
39. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
AMPLITUDE
40. A popular movement.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TREND
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENERGY
41. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
SATELLITE
HARD DISK
ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
42. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
SIMULATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
43. 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.
IMPACTS
AMPLITUDE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TREND
44. The height of a wave measured from the top of its peak to the bottom of its trough. It is an indicator of the strength of a wave.
WORK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SIMPLE MACHINES
AMPLITUDE
45. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IMPACTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
46. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
GLOBAL MARKET
DESIGN
OPTIMIZATION
HARD DISK
47. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
SERIES CIRCUIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
48. 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.
SERIES CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
FREQUENCY
POWER
49. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
ENTREPRENEUR
ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
50. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
LOAD
IMPACTS
HOLOGRAPHY
OPTIMIZATION