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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ENERGY
EVALUATION
ANALYSIS
MODULATION
2. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
FLUID POWER
CRITERIA
SIMULATION
HARD DISK
3. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
PROCESS
ASSEMBLY LINE
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYNTHESIS
4. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
POWER
FLUID POWER
5. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
TREND
NAFTA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FREQUENCY
6. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ENTREPRENEUR
BRAINSTORMING
7. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
TEAM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
AMPLITUDE
8. 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.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
AMPLITUDE
9. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROLYSis...
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
10. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIMIZATION
ENGINEERING
11. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
LOAD
ANALYSIS
ENERGY
12. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
AMPLITUDE
GLOBAL MARKET
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
13. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
LOAD
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
IMPACTS
MODULATION
14. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
CONSTRAINTS
CRITICAL THINKING
GLOBAL MARKET
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
15. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
BIO-CONVERSION
IDENTITY THEFT
ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
16. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
INPUT
PROFIT
BIO-CONVERSION
MOTHERBOARD
17. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
18. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
NUCLEAR FISSION
FEEDBACK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
RECEIVERS
19. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
FLUID POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE
LOAD
20. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
KINETIC ENERGY
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
21. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
HOLOGRAPHY
22. 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)
AMPLITUDE
FLUID POWER
MODULATION
23. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
24. Creating things through the process of planning.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
25. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
NAFTA
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
26. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
RECEIVERS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
27. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
OPTIMIZATION
29. The basic framework of a system
PROCESS
INFRASTRUCTURE
ANALYSIS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
30. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FEEDBACK
MOTHERBOARD
FLUID POWER
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
31. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
BOYLE'S LAW
TREND
NUCLEAR FISSION
TECHNOLOGY
32. Energy in motion.
TREND
SIMULATION
KINETIC ENERGY
TEAM
33. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
GLOBAL MARKET
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SATELLITE
34. 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.
PROFIT
ENTREPRENEUR
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
35. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
SERIES CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
IDENTITY THEFT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
36. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
SIMULATION
37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
DESIGN
ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
38. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FLUID POWER
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
39. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
FEEDBACK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
40. 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.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PROCESS
POWER
SYSTEM
41. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITERIA
NUCLEAR FISSION
SATELLITE
42. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CONSTRAINTS
MOTHERBOARD
43. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
HOLOGRAPHY
PROCESS
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
HOLOGRAPHY
45. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SATELLITE
SIMULATION
ASSEMBLY LINE
46. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
BRAINSTORMING
FLUID POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PROCESS
47. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RECEIVERS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
MODULATION
48. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
ANALYSIS
49. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
DESIGN
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
50. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SYSTEM
PROFIT
FLUID POWER