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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
CONSTRAINTS
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ANALYSIS
2. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
HARD DISK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
WORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
3. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
TREND
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
4. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PROCESS
FLUID POWER
FREQUENCY
5. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
CIRCUIT
ENERGY
SIMULATION
6. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
KINETIC ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
7. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CRITERIA
ELECTROLYSis...
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
8. 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.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE
BRAINSTORMING
CRITERIA
9. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
FREQUENCY
TEAM
CONSTRAINTS
IMPACTS
10. 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.
WORK
ENTREPRENEUR
LOAD
POWER
11. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
TEAM
CRITERIA
12. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ANALYSIS
ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
13. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
NUCLEAR FISSION
FLUID POWER
CONSTRAINTS
14. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
CIRCUIT
ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
15. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
MOTHERBOARD
POWER
16. The basic framework of a system
ENTREPRENEUR
INFRASTRUCTURE
BOYLE'S LAW
ANALYSIS
17. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
CONSTRAINTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
BIO-CONVERSION
CRITICAL THINKING
18. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
OPTIMIZATION
SIMULATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
19. A popular movement.
ELECTROLYSis...
TREND
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
20. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DESIGN
21. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
TEAM
EVALUATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
22. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SATELLITE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
INPUT
23. Creating things through the process of planning.
POWER
DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
BOYLE'S LAW
24. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
OPTIMIZATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
EVALUATION
WORK
26. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
LOAD
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SENSORS
27. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
RAPID PROTOTYPING
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IMPACTS
28. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
ENTREPRENEUR
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
29. 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.'
RECEIVERS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
OPTIMIZATION
ANALYSIS
30. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
PROFIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BRAINSTORMING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
31. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
BIO-CONVERSION
NUCLEAR FISSION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ASSEMBLY LINE
32. Someone who starts a business.
CRITERIA
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
ENTREPRENEUR
33. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
MOTHERBOARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HARD DISK
34. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
SYNTHESIS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
35. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CONSTRAINTS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
36. Energy in motion.
SIMPLE MACHINES
KINETIC ENERGY
ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
37. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SENSORS
ENERGY
38. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
INPUT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
39. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
SIMPLE MACHINES
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
KINETIC ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
40. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SIMULATION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
41. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
MODULATION
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
42. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
CRITERIA
FREQUENCY
ANALYSIS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
43. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PRODUCTIVITY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
44. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SYSTEM
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GLOBAL MARKET
45. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
FREQUENCY
ENTREPRENEUR
ENERGY
BOYLE'S LAW
46. 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.
IMPACTS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
47. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SYNTHESIS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
WORK
48. 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.
SYSTEM
FEEDBACK
PROFIT
ANALYSIS
49. 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
AMPLITUDE
IMPACTS
SATELLITE
50. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PROFIT
IDENTITY THEFT
TECHNOLOGY