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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.
IMPACTS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
2. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SIMULATION
KINETIC ENERGY
IMPACTS
3. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
LOAD
NUCLEAR FISSION
CONSTRAINTS
AMPLITUDE
4. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
HOLOGRAPHY
CRITERIA
ENERGY
MODULATION
5. 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.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PRODUCTIVITY
IMPACTS
6. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
HARD DISK
7. 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.
MOTHERBOARD
SENSORS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NUCLEAR FISSION
8. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ELECTROLYSis...
OPTIMIZATION
9. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
FREQUENCY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SENSORS
10. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
CRITERIA
SERIES CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
11. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ELECTROLYSis...
PROFIT
WORK
ENGINEERING
12. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PROFIT
ENTREPRENEUR
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
HOLOGRAPHY
13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
FEEDBACK
PRODUCTIVITY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENERGY
14. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROCESS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NAFTA
15. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
RECEIVERS
ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
16. Energy in motion.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
KINETIC ENERGY
17. A popular movement.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SERIES CIRCUIT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TREND
18. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
FREQUENCY
LOAD
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.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
KINETIC ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
FREQUENCY
20. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
DESIGN
ANALYSIS
SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
21. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
CRITERIA
ENTREPRENEUR
SENSORS
SATELLITE
22. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
SIMPLE MACHINES
NAFTA
EVALUATION
DESIGN
23. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CIRCUIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
24. A resource that is entered into a system.
ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
INPUT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
25. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
OPTIMIZATION
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
26. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
RECEIVERS
ANALYSIS
CRITICAL THINKING
SENSORS
27. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SENSORS
KINETIC ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY
28. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PROFIT
29. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
NAFTA
CRITICAL THINKING
SERIES CIRCUIT
SATELLITE
30. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
LOAD
ENERGY
32. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POWER
CRITERIA
ENERGY
33. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ENGINEERING
ENTREPRENEUR
BIO-CONVERSION
34. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
WORK
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
35. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
36. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
EVALUATION
ENERGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
FLUID POWER
37. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
LOAD
FREQUENCY
RECEIVERS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
38. 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
MOTHERBOARD
TREND
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
39. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
ENERGY
CRITERIA
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMPLE MACHINES
40. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SIMULATION
BRAINSTORMING
FLUID POWER
ENGINEERING
41. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
ANALYSIS
IMPACTS
SYSTEM
42. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
IDENTITY THEFT
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
POWER
43. Creating things through the process of planning.
SENSORS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
DESIGN
IDENTITY THEFT
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
AMPLITUDE
45. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ENERGY
POWER
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
46. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
EVALUATION
BRAINSTORMING
KINETIC ENERGY
CIRCUIT
47. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
POWER
IMPACTS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
48. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
49. Someone who starts a business.
CRITICAL THINKING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENTREPRENEUR
NUCLEAR FISSION
50. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
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