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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.






2. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






5. Someone who starts a business.






6. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






7. 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.






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






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






10. The basic framework of a system






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






12. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






22. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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


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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. Energy in motion.






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






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






36. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Creating things through the process of planning.






44. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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