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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Someone who starts a business.
BIO-CONVERSION
IMPACTS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
2. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
WORK
GLOBAL MARKET
3. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
BIO-CONVERSION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
NUCLEAR FISSION
WORK
4. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CONSTRAINTS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
5. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SERIES CIRCUIT
RECEIVERS
NAFTA
6. The formal rules that guide the design process.
CRITERIA
PROFIT
LOAD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
7. 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.
FEEDBACK
TREND
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
IDENTITY THEFT
8. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PROFIT
9. A popular movement.
SIMULATION
LOAD
TREND
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
10. 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.
LOAD
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
AMPLITUDE
ASSEMBLY LINE
11. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
12. 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.
POWER
SYSTEM
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
IDENTITY THEFT
13. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
IMPACTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROCESS
14. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
ENERGY
HARD DISK
BIO-CONVERSION
15. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
16. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
ENERGY
ENGINEERING
LOAD
RECEIVERS
17. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ENTREPRENEUR
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ASSEMBLY LINE
18. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
SERIES CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
NANOTECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
19. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
LOAD
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENERGY
20. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
WORK
HARD DISK
FLUID POWER
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
21. 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.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INPUT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
22. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
MODULATION
SYSTEM
ELECTROLYSis...
SIMPLE MACHINES
23. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
TECHNOLOGY
KINETIC ENERGY
SIMPLE MACHINES
MODULATION
24. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
DESIGN
TREND
TECHNOLOGY
25. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
BOYLE'S LAW
HARD DISK
ANALYSIS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
26. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
BRAINSTORMING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
27. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
ENGINEERING
TEAM
MOTHERBOARD
HARD DISK
28. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CIRCUIT
CRITICAL THINKING
RECEIVERS
29. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ELECTROLYSis...
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PROFIT
IMPACTS
30. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
KINETIC ENERGY
CIRCUIT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
WORK
31. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BOYLE'S LAW
SATELLITE
ENGINEERING
32. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
NUCLEAR FISSION
ANALYSIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
33. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
NAFTA
NANOTECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
34. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
OPTIMIZATION
PROFIT
SATELLITE
SIMULATION
35. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SERIES CIRCUIT
FREQUENCY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
36. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
OPTIMIZATION
FEEDBACK
BIO-CONVERSION
37. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
BRAINSTORMING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CRITICAL THINKING
38. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
ANALYSIS
39. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SATELLITE
CRITICAL THINKING
SYNTHESIS
FREQUENCY
40. 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.
ANALYSIS
RECEIVERS
FREQUENCY
CRITICAL THINKING
41. The basic framework of a system
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR FISSION
42. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
LOAD
43. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
BRAINSTORMING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
OPTIMIZATION
44. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
ELECTROLYSis...
45. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ELECTROLYSis...
HOLOGRAPHY
CONSTRAINTS
46. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CIRCUIT
MODULATION
CONSTRAINTS
47. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
48. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
CONSTRAINTS
PROCESS
BIO-CONVERSION
49. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
ASSEMBLY LINE
SERIES CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
50. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SIMULATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
EVALUATION