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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
DESIGN
SYSTEM
2. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
INFRASTRUCTURE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
WORK
FLUID POWER
3. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
4. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HOLOGRAPHY
5. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
MODULATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
6. A popular movement.
FLUID POWER
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CIRCUIT
TREND
7. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS
8. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
PRODUCTIVITY
SYSTEM
CRITICAL THINKING
BOYLE'S LAW
9. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
WORK
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ENGINEERING
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)
TREND
LOAD
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
11. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
OPTIMIZATION
TREND
NANOTECHNOLOGY
KINETIC ENERGY
12. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
EVALUATION
13. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
HOLOGRAPHY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
BIO-CONVERSION
LOAD
14. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CIRCUIT
NAFTA
15. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GLOBAL MARKET
FREQUENCY
ENERGY
16. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
BRAINSTORMING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GLOBAL MARKET
17. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
RECEIVERS
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
SYNTHESIS
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.
PROCESS
CIRCUIT
LOAD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
19. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
20. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
NAFTA
FEEDBACK
21. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
FREQUENCY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
EVALUATION
TEAM
22. Stored energy or energy at rest.
RECEIVERS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
IMPACTS
23. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MOTHERBOARD
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CRITICAL THINKING
NAFTA
24. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
TREND
TEAM
ANALYSIS
25. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
EVALUATION
IDENTITY THEFT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
26. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
TREND
OPTIMIZATION
ENTREPRENEUR
27. 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.
CRITICAL THINKING
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROFIT
IMPACTS
28. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
BRAINSTORMING
RECEIVERS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ASSEMBLY LINE
29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
KINETIC ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
30. 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.
CRITICAL THINKING
ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
31. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
HARD DISK
INFRASTRUCTURE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
32. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
HARD DISK
ENTREPRENEUR
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
33. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
PROFIT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SENSORS
INFRASTRUCTURE
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.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
AMPLITUDE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SIMPLE MACHINES
35. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SATELLITE
SYNTHESIS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
36. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
POWER
37. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
TEAM
ELECTROLYSis...
IDENTITY THEFT
BOYLE'S LAW
38. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
FEEDBACK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FLUID POWER
39. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CRITICAL THINKING
TREND
TEAM
ASSEMBLY LINE
40. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
PROCESS
DESIGN
SENSORS
ELECTROLYSis...
41. 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.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
NAFTA
HOLOGRAPHY
POWER
42. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SENSORS
SATELLITE
SIMULATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
43. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
HOLOGRAPHY
ANALYSIS
NAFTA
44. 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.
FREQUENCY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NAFTA
RAPID PROTOTYPING
45. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ENTREPRENEUR
SYSTEM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
46. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
WORK
DESIGN
IMPACTS
47. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
MOTHERBOARD
RECEIVERS
PROCESS
48. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PROFIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
49. 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
HOLOGRAPHY
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
50. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PROFIT