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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






10. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






34. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






38. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






39. The formal rules that guide the design process.






40. 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.'






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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.