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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






10. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






11. 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.






12. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






13. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.






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






15. A popular movement.






16. 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.






17. Energy in motion.






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






19. 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.






20. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.






21. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






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






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






24. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






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






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






34. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






35. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.






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 method of obtaining energy from waste products






39. 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.






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






42. Someone who starts a business.






43. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






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






46. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.






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






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






49. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






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