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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SERIES CIRCUIT
2. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
NUCLEAR FISSION
ANALYSIS
3. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
GLOBAL MARKET
SIMPLE MACHINES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BIO-CONVERSION
4. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROCESS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENGINEERING
5. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SATELLITE
IMPACTS
6. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ENTREPRENEUR
FREQUENCY
HARD DISK
WORK
7. 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.
FEEDBACK
TEAM
TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
8. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
SYSTEM
ENTREPRENEUR
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
9. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
WORK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
10. Someone who starts a business.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SATELLITE
SYSTEM
ENTREPRENEUR
11. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
HARD DISK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROFIT
12. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA
CRITICAL THINKING
13. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
14. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SERIES CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HOLOGRAPHY
TECHNOLOGY
15. The basic framework of a system
SIMPLE MACHINES
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
16. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
CONSTRAINTS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
AMPLITUDE
ASSEMBLY LINE
17. 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.'
NAFTA
GLOBAL MARKET
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
18. 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
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
BRAINSTORMING
KINETIC ENERGY
19. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TEAM
EVALUATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BIO-CONVERSION
20. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ENERGY
MODULATION
FEEDBACK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
21. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
SYNTHESIS
EVALUATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INPUT
22. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
BIO-CONVERSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
23. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
24. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
TECHNOLOGY
25. 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.
PRODUCTIVITY
ENGINEERING
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
IMPACTS
26. A popular movement.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
TREND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
27. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
RECEIVERS
LOAD
28. A resource that is entered into a system.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INPUT
MOTHERBOARD
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
29. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SIMULATION
30. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
LOAD
ANALYSIS
FLUID POWER
OPTIMIZATION
31. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
OPTIMIZATION
MODULATION
32. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
IDENTITY THEFT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ASSEMBLY LINE
33. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
ANALYSIS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SIMULATION
HOLOGRAPHY
34. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
RECEIVERS
CRITICAL THINKING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SENSORS
35. The formal rules that guide the design process.
IMPACTS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
36. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
TEAM
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
37. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITERIA
PROFIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
38. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
ANALYSIS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SIMULATION
39. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
40. 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.
POWER
ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY
41. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FLUID POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
42. 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.
NAFTA
LOAD
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRODUCTIVITY
43. Creating things through the process of planning.
SYSTEM
BOYLE'S LAW
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
44. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
MODULATION
45. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
HARD DISK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
RECEIVERS
ENGINEERING
46. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
PRODUCTIVITY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
INPUT
47. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYSTEM
BRAINSTORMING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SYNTHESIS
48. Stored energy or energy at rest.
SIMPLE MACHINES
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NAFTA
HOLOGRAPHY
49. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
IMPACTS
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROLYSis...
50. 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.
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CIRCUIT
ENGINEERING