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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






4. 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.






5. A resource that is entered into a system.






6. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






12. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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


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






23. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






28. A popular movement.






29. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.






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






31. 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.






32. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






33. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






40. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






42. Energy in motion.






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






44. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






45. Someone who starts a business.






46. 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.






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






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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