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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






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






3. The basic framework of a system






4. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






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






6. 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.






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






8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






9. A popular movement.






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






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






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






13. Someone who starts a business.






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






15. Stored energy or energy at rest.






16. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






33. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.'






42. Energy in motion.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.






48. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






49. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.






50. The capacity to do work or exert effort.