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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GLOBAL MARKET
FREQUENCY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
2. 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.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
POWER
TREND
3. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
POWER
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
WORK
4. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ANALYSIS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IMPACTS
5. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
NAFTA
SYNTHESIS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITERIA
6. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
ENTREPRENEUR
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
7. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
NAFTA
BIO-CONVERSION
PROFIT
SYSTEM
8. The formal rules that guide the design process.
NAFTA
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
WORK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
9. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
INFRASTRUCTURE
HOLOGRAPHY
ELECTROLYSis...
ANALYSIS
10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
CONSTRAINTS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
11. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MODULATION
ENERGY
FLUID POWER
12. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PROFIT
OPTIMIZATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
13. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
14. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
MODULATION
ASSEMBLY LINE
PRODUCTIVITY
RECEIVERS
15. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
16. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
RECEIVERS
SIMULATION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
17. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
FEEDBACK
HOLOGRAPHY
WORK
ENERGY
18. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
19. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
20. 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
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
IMPACTS
SENSORS
21. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
22. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GLOBAL MARKET
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
23. 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.
SYSTEM
ANALYSIS
IDENTITY THEFT
FEEDBACK
24. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
ENGINEERING
25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENTREPRENEUR
SENSORS
ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
26. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYNTHESIS
GLOBAL MARKET
BOYLE'S LAW
SYSTEM
27. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DESIGN
TEAM
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
28. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
RECEIVERS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
29. 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.'
INPUT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SATELLITE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
30. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
WORK
SYNTHESIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
31. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
AMPLITUDE
32. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
POWER
RECEIVERS
33. 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
PROCESS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
LOAD
34. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FLUID POWER
RECEIVERS
35. Creating things through the process of planning.
INFRASTRUCTURE
FEEDBACK
DESIGN
LOAD
36. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRODUCTIVITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
37. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITICAL THINKING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ENTREPRENEUR
38. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
CRITICAL THINKING
GLOBAL MARKET
39. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
40. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
41. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
INPUT
ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
42. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
NUCLEAR FISSION
GLOBAL MARKET
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
MOTHERBOARD
ENERGY
SENSORS
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
SIMULATION
NAFTA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
45. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SENSORS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
46. The basic framework of a system
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENTREPRENEUR
47. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
ENTREPRENEUR
EVALUATION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
LOAD
48. 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.
TREND
IMPACTS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
49. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
CIRCUIT
INPUT
BIO-CONVERSION
MOTHERBOARD
50. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
BRAINSTORMING
FREQUENCY
CONSTRAINTS