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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






2. A popular movement.






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






4. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Energy in motion.






11. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






12. 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.






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






14. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






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






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






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






19. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






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






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






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






29. Creating things through the process of planning.






30. 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.






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






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






33. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






34. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






36. 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.'






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






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






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






40. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.






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






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






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






44. Someone who starts a business.






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






46. 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.






47. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






49. 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.






50. 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.