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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






5. The formal rules that guide the design process.






6. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






9. Someone who starts a business.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.






19. 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.'






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






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






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






23. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. A resource that is entered into a system.






30. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






31. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






37. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






38. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






39. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.






40. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.






41. The basic framework of a system






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






43. Energy in motion.






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






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






46. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






47. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






48. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.






49. Stored energy or energy at rest.






50. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.