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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
2. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
IMPACTS
HOLOGRAPHY
POWER
SERIES CIRCUIT
3. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
PROCESS
4. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
5. 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.
FLUID POWER
PROCESS
IMPACTS
POWER
6. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
IMPACTS
7. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CONSTRAINTS
WORK
INPUT
8. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ELECTROLYSis...
AMPLITUDE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
9. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
ENTREPRENEUR
GLOBAL MARKET
AMPLITUDE
TEAM
10. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RECEIVERS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NAFTA
11. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
WORK
CRITERIA
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
12. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
IDENTITY THEFT
EVALUATION
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
15. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
PRODUCTIVITY
FEEDBACK
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
16. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
ASSEMBLY LINE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
17. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
SYNTHESIS
INPUT
18. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
ANALYSIS
BRAINSTORMING
INFRASTRUCTURE
19. 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.
FEEDBACK
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
NUCLEAR FISSION
20. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HARD DISK
EVALUATION
POWER
21. A resource that is entered into a system.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CONSTRAINTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
INPUT
22. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ANALYSIS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
23. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SIMPLE MACHINES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NAFTA
24. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
TREND
BIO-CONVERSION
ENERGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
25. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
26. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
SYNTHESIS
27. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
DESIGN
CRITICAL THINKING
28. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
ENTREPRENEUR
INPUT
IMPACTS
SYNTHESIS
29. A popular movement.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
NUCLEAR FISSION
TREND
30. 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
GLOBAL MARKET
BRAINSTORMING
RECEIVERS
31. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
IDENTITY THEFT
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ANALYSIS
32. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CRITERIA
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
33. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MOTHERBOARD
HARD DISK
TREND
CRITICAL THINKING
34. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
GLOBAL MARKET
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
35. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
BRAINSTORMING
RECEIVERS
PROCESS
ANALYSIS
36. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
SATELLITE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECEIVERS
37. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
KINETIC ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
38. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
SERIES CIRCUIT
IDENTITY THEFT
PROFIT
RECEIVERS
39. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RECEIVERS
BIO-CONVERSION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
40. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
FLUID POWER
SIMULATION
AMPLITUDE
HOLOGRAPHY
41. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
42. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENERGY
RECEIVERS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
43. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
WORK
BIO-CONVERSION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
BIO-CONVERSION
45. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
FREQUENCY
CIRCUIT
46. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS
BOYLE'S LAW
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
47. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
SERIES CIRCUIT
48. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CONSTRAINTS
BIO-CONVERSION
CRITICAL THINKING
49. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
DESIGN
FREQUENCY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SYNTHESIS
50. Someone who starts a business.
ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
AMPLITUDE
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