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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.






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






3. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






5. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. The basic framework of a system






19. 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.'






20. 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.






21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






23. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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


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






29. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






32. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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