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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
POWER
HOLOGRAPHY
BRAINSTORMING
TEAM
2. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
EVALUATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
3. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
BOYLE'S LAW
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
4. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
FREQUENCY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE
PRODUCTIVITY
5. The basic framework of a system
SIMPLE MACHINES
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SENSORS
6. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
7. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TEAM
CIRCUIT
PROCESS
8. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
SATELLITE
PROCESS
FREQUENCY
9. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
10. 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.
SENSORS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DESIGN
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
11. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
CRITICAL THINKING
IMPACTS
WORK
ELECTROLYSis...
12. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
13. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
PRODUCTIVITY
14. A popular movement.
SIMULATION
OPTIMIZATION
TREND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
15. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROLYSis...
ENTREPRENEUR
16. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
PROFIT
ENERGY
SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY
17. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CONSTRAINTS
BIO-CONVERSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROCESS
18. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
IDENTITY THEFT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
19. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
GLOBAL MARKET
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
MODULATION
BIO-CONVERSION
20. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SENSORS
SERIES CIRCUIT
SIMULATION
KINETIC ENERGY
21. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROCESS
ENGINEERING
22. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
BOYLE'S LAW
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
23. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
IMPACTS
24. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
TREND
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
RECEIVERS
FLUID POWER
25. 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.
NUCLEAR FISSION
MOTHERBOARD
DESIGN
LOAD
26. 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
SERIES CIRCUIT
MODULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
27. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY
28. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
ENTREPRENEUR
WORK
29. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
CRITERIA
MOTHERBOARD
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
30. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
31. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
OPTIMIZATION
ENERGY
32. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
BIO-CONVERSION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CIRCUIT
33. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
34. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
PROFIT
ANALYSIS
TREND
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
35. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
DESIGN
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROFIT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
36. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SYSTEM
CRITICAL THINKING
PRODUCTIVITY
37. 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.
OPTIMIZATION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CIRCUIT
IMPACTS
38. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PROFIT
CONSTRAINTS
POWER
FEEDBACK
39. 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.
PROCESS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
40. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SERIES CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
SIMPLE MACHINES
AMPLITUDE
41. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
42. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
43. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
SYSTEM
ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
44. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
45. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
46. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
POWER
47. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
SIMPLE MACHINES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PRODUCTIVITY
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.
ENTREPRENEUR
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
SENSORS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
50. The formal rules that guide the design process.
LOAD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
FEEDBACK
FLUID POWER