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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






3. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


9. The basic framework of a system






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






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






13. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






21. 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.






22. A popular movement.






23. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






36. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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






38. 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.






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






40. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






43. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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