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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Creating things through the process of planning.






2. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






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


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






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






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






17. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






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






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






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






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






22. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






26. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






43. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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