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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who starts a business.






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






3. 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.






4. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Energy in motion.






15. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.






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






23. A popular movement.






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






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






26. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






28. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. The basic framework of a system






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






41. 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.






42. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






43. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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