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