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