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Test your basic knowledge |

Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






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


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






6. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






8. The basic framework of a system






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






10. Creating things through the process of planning.






11. Energy in motion.






12. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. A popular movement.






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






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






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