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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SATELLITE
BRAINSTORMING
FEEDBACK
2. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
SIMULATION
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
3. The basic framework of a system
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ASSEMBLY LINE
INFRASTRUCTURE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
4. Stored energy or energy at rest.
SATELLITE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
5. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
SYNTHESIS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
6. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
PRODUCTIVITY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
HARD DISK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
7. Energy in motion.
SERIES CIRCUIT
KINETIC ENERGY
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
8. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
GLOBAL MARKET
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
9. 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.
AMPLITUDE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ENTREPRENEUR
ELECTROLYSis...
10. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
BIO-CONVERSION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FLUID POWER
ANALYSIS
11. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
CRITERIA
TREND
SIMULATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
12. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
TEAM
HARD DISK
SYNTHESIS
13. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
SATELLITE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MODULATION
HARD DISK
14. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HARD DISK
15. 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.
TEAM
GLOBAL MARKET
RAPID PROTOTYPING
LOAD
16. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
ENGINEERING
MOTHERBOARD
17. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
18. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
TREND
19. 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.
ENERGY
POWER
FREQUENCY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
20. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
ENGINEERING
FLUID POWER
TREND
21. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PROFIT
SYSTEM
ENGINEERING
22. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
HARD DISK
ENERGY
CONSTRAINTS
SYNTHESIS
23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROCESS
CONSTRAINTS
24. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SIMPLE MACHINES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
25. 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.
SERIES CIRCUIT
GLOBAL MARKET
POWER
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
26. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
IMPACTS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
GLOBAL MARKET
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
27. 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.
IMPACTS
GLOBAL MARKET
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TREND
28. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
OPTIMIZATION
SENSORS
IDENTITY THEFT
29. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
DESIGN
CRITICAL THINKING
30. 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)
HARD DISK
TREND
SIMULATION
31. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTROLYSis...
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
32. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
SENSORS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
KINETIC ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
33. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
INPUT
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
34. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
TECHNOLOGY
SATELLITE
SYNTHESIS
KINETIC ENERGY
35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
KINETIC ENERGY
ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
36. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SENSORS
ANALYSIS
37. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
SENSORS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TEAM
INFRASTRUCTURE
38. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CRITICAL THINKING
AMPLITUDE
BIO-CONVERSION
39. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
KINETIC ENERGY
WORK
40. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DESIGN
41. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NAFTA
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
42. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
FEEDBACK
SYNTHESIS
LOAD
43. 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.
BIO-CONVERSION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MODULATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
44. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
CONSTRAINTS
TEAM
PRODUCTIVITY
ASSEMBLY LINE
45. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PRODUCTIVITY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
46. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HOLOGRAPHY
47. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
48. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
BIO-CONVERSION
HARD DISK
TECHNOLOGY
NAFTA
49. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
KINETIC ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HOLOGRAPHY
TEAM
50. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
KINETIC ENERGY
EVALUATION
LOAD
ENERGY