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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






3. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






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






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






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






22. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






24. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






29. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






39. Creating things through the process of planning.






40. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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