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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. The basic framework of a system






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Energy in motion.






12. Creating things through the process of planning.






13. Stored energy or energy at rest.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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


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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.'






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






47. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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