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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The basic framework of a system






15. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






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






17. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






18. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.






19. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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


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






23. 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.






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






25. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






28. 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.






29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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.






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






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






33. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.






34. Stored energy or energy at rest.






35. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. Someone who starts a business.






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






44. Creating things through the process of planning.






45. Energy in motion.






46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






48. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






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.






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