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Technical Design And Engineering

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






2. The basic framework of a system






3. A popular movement.






4. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






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






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






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






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






9. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






10. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






12. 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.






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






14. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






15. A resource that is entered into a system.






16. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






17. Creating things through the process of planning.






18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






20. Someone who starts a business.






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






22. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






23. 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.






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






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






26. Energy in motion.






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






28. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.






34. 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.






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






36. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






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






38. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






40. 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.






41. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






42. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






43. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






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






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






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


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






48. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






49. 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.






50. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.