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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
RECEIVERS
LOAD
ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
2. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
3. 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.
FEEDBACK
IMPACTS
SYNTHESIS
LOAD
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.
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
5. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
TREND
NUCLEAR FISSION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
6. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
SYSTEM
FREQUENCY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
7. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
NUCLEAR FISSION
HOLOGRAPHY
PRODUCTIVITY
ASSEMBLY LINE
8. Stored energy or energy at rest.
EVALUATION
GLOBAL MARKET
LOAD
POTENTIAL ENERGY
9. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ANALYSIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
10. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
11. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
PRODUCTIVITY
SERIES CIRCUIT
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NUCLEAR FISSION
12. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROCESS
KINETIC ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
13. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
FEEDBACK
CIRCUIT
SIMPLE MACHINES
MODULATION
14. The basic framework of a system
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
OPTIMIZATION
15. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
DESIGN
SATELLITE
ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
16. 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.'
IDENTITY THEFT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RECEIVERS
17. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
HARD DISK
SIMULATION
18. 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.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
IDENTITY THEFT
INPUT
LOAD
19. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
20. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
PROCESS
NAFTA
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
21. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
CRITERIA
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
22. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
NAFTA
FLUID POWER
WORK
TEAM
23. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
PROFIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CIRCUIT
24. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
CRITICAL THINKING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FLUID POWER
25. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROFIT
IMPACTS
SATELLITE
26. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SYNTHESIS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
SIMULATION
27. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
CRITICAL THINKING
MODULATION
FREQUENCY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
28. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
TREND
OPTIMIZATION
IDENTITY THEFT
SERIES CIRCUIT
29. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
ANALYSIS
POWER
30. 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.
POWER
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GLOBAL MARKET
31. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SENSORS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
32. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CRITERIA
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
TREND
33. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIS
PRODUCTIVITY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
34. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
ANALYSIS
35. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
CRITICAL THINKING
PROFIT
FLUID POWER
GLOBAL MARKET
36. A popular movement.
TREND
ANALYSIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CIRCUIT
37. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
LOAD
POWER
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
39. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
ANALYSIS
BIO-CONVERSION
IMPACTS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
40. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
CRITERIA
ELECTROLYSis...
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
41. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HOLOGRAPHY
IDENTITY THEFT
42. 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.
ENTREPRENEUR
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
BRAINSTORMING
SIMULATION
43. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
MOTHERBOARD
SYSTEM
DESIGN
TEAM
44. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
ENTREPRENEUR
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IDENTITY THEFT
FLUID POWER
45. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
CRITERIA
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PRODUCTIVITY
46. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
BOYLE'S LAW
CONSTRAINTS
47. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CRITICAL THINKING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
48. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RECEIVERS
ANALYSIS
PROFIT
49. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MOTHERBOARD
TEAM
50. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
GLOBAL MARKET
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE