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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
2. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
WORK
SENSORS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SATELLITE
3. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
NAFTA
ANALYSIS
SIMULATION
4. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
LOAD
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PROFIT
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.'
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CRITICAL THINKING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
6. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
EVALUATION
SATELLITE
7. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NAFTA
SYSTEM
GLOBAL MARKET
8. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BOYLE'S LAW
FEEDBACK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
9. 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.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RECEIVERS
SIMULATION
10. Creating things through the process of planning.
CRITERIA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DESIGN
FREQUENCY
11. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SYSTEM
PROFIT
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
12. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
SIMULATION
NAFTA
GLOBAL MARKET
BOYLE'S LAW
13. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
14. 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.
HARD DISK
HOLOGRAPHY
FEEDBACK
PRODUCTIVITY
15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENTREPRENEUR
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ENERGY
16. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
TEAM
CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
17. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
LOAD
GLOBAL MARKET
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
18. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WORK
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
NAFTA
19. 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.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
LOAD
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NUCLEAR FISSION
20. The basic framework of a system
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NUCLEAR FISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
21. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
CRITERIA
HARD DISK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
22. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CIRCUIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
23. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
ASSEMBLY LINE
24. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
FLUID POWER
25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
OPTIMIZATION
CONSTRAINTS
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
26. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
OPTIMIZATION
ENERGY
27. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
28. A resource that is entered into a system.
INFRASTRUCTURE
INPUT
DESIGN
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
29. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
SATELLITE
SYNTHESIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
30. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SIMPLE MACHINES
INPUT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
31. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
EVALUATION
BRAINSTORMING
SATELLITE
32. Stored energy or energy at rest.
FEEDBACK
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
33. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TEAM
SYNTHESIS
34. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
KINETIC ENERGY
PROCESS
SENSORS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
35. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
36. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
HARD DISK
RECEIVERS
BIO-CONVERSION
DESIGN
37. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
BIO-CONVERSION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SENSORS
NAFTA
38. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
FREQUENCY
LOAD
SYNTHESIS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
39. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
NAFTA
WORK
HARD DISK
PRODUCTIVITY
40. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
41. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
TEAM
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SENSORS
ANALYSIS
42. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
IMPACTS
FREQUENCY
43. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
KINETIC ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SERIES CIRCUIT
44. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
SIMPLE MACHINES
BIO-CONVERSION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
45. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
46. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
IDENTITY THEFT
MOTHERBOARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
47. A popular movement.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
TREND
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
48. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
SENSORS
BRAINSTORMING
ENTREPRENEUR
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FLUID POWER
SATELLITE
50. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SENSORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES