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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SENSORS
LOAD
TEAM
2. 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.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
3. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FEEDBACK
4. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
INPUT
CRITICAL THINKING
TEAM
HARD DISK
5. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
PRODUCTIVITY
INPUT
SERIES CIRCUIT
6. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
ENERGY
PROFIT
TEAM
MOTHERBOARD
7. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
AMPLITUDE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ANALYSIS
8. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
BRAINSTORMING
GLOBAL MARKET
9. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
ENTREPRENEUR
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SATELLITE
10. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
IMPACTS
ENGINEERING
IDENTITY THEFT
EVALUATION
11. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
12. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
TREND
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ENERGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
13. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
LOAD
SIMULATION
GLOBAL MARKET
14. Someone who starts a business.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENTREPRENEUR
15. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
HARD DISK
IMPACTS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
BIO-CONVERSION
16. 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.
PROFIT
POWER
WORK
ANALYSIS
17. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
INPUT
ENTREPRENEUR
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR FISSION
18. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HOLOGRAPHY
SYSTEM
TREND
HARD DISK
19. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRAINTS
CRITICAL THINKING
SATELLITE
20. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
AMPLITUDE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
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.
ENTREPRENEUR
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MOTHERBOARD
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
22. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FLUID POWER
NANOTECHNOLOGY
OPTIMIZATION
23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SIMULATION
SATELLITE
ENERGY
24. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
POWER
ANALYSIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
25. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
BIO-CONVERSION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
26. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
TECHNOLOGY
WORK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
27. 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.'
PROFIT
HOLOGRAPHY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY
SYSTEM
CONSTRAINTS
29. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SATELLITE
KINETIC ENERGY
30. The formal rules that guide the design process.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
31. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
HARD DISK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
MODULATION
32. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CONSTRAINTS
BOYLE'S LAW
BRAINSTORMING
33. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
WORK
TREND
DESIGN
RECEIVERS
34. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
WORK
PROFIT
SYNTHESIS
ENERGY
35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
NUCLEAR FISSION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
36. The basic framework of a system
ANALYSIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
BOYLE'S LAW
HARD DISK
37. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TEAM
38. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
SYNTHESIS
PROFIT
39. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
IMPACTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
MODULATION
SYNTHESIS
40. 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
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
41. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
TREND
HOLOGRAPHY
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
42. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGY
OPTIMIZATION
43. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
BOYLE'S LAW
FEEDBACK
FLUID POWER
SATELLITE
44. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
ELECTROLYSis...
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TEAM
MODULATION
45. 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.
ENTREPRENEUR
DESIGN
SENSORS
AMPLITUDE
46. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
BIO-CONVERSION
AMPLITUDE
47. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
CIRCUIT
SATELLITE
SIMULATION
MOTHERBOARD
48. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
TREND
ELECTROLYSis...
MODULATION
POWER
49. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
DESIGN
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
RECEIVERS
50. 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.
LOAD
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TEAM
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL