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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






14. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






16. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.'