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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






11. The basic framework of a system






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






32. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






34. The formal rules that guide the design process.






35. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






37. A popular movement.






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






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






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






41. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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.