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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






2. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. The basic framework of a system






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


19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






24. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The formal rules that guide the design process.






38. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. A popular movement.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. A method of obtaining energy from waste products