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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






9. 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.






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






11. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






19. A popular movement.






20. 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.






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






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






23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






24. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






27. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






37. 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.'






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






39. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






42. Stored energy or energy at rest.






43. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






46. 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.






47. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






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






49. 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.






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