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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






5. The basic framework of a system






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


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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






33. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. A resource that is entered into a system.






44. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. The formal rules that guide the design process.