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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. A resource that is entered into a system.






3. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






4. The basic framework of a system






5. 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.






6. A popular movement.






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






8. 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.'






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






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






11. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






12. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






13. 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.






14. 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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15. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






18. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






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






20. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






23. 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.






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






37. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.






38. 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.






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






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






41. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






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






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






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






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






46. Stored energy or energy at rest.






47. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.






48. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






49. Someone who starts a business.






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