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






2. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






13. The basic framework of a system






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






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






16. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






18. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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


21. 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.






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






23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






25. 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.'






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






27. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






30. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






33. Energy in motion.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






40. A popular movement.






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






42. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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