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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The basic framework of a system






2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






3. A popular movement.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






11. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






12. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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


48. Energy in motion.






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






50. 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.