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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.'






12. 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.






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






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






15. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






16. 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.






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






18. Stored energy or energy at rest.






19. Someone who starts a business.






20. The basic framework of a system






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






22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






23. 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.






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






25. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






28. Energy in motion.






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






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






31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






33. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.