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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. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






5. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. The basic framework of a system






23. Someone who starts a business.






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






25. 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.






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






27. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






28. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






34. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






36. 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.'






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






48. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






49. 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.






50. 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.







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