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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.'






13. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






18. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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


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






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






27. The basic framework of a system






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






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






30. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






38. 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.






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






40. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






44. The amount of resistance the power system must overcome or - alternatively - the amount of force output by the power system: also can be referred to as weight or pressure.






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






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






47. A popular movement.






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






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






50. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.