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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
FEEDBACK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SYNTHESIS
ENGINEERING
2. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CRITERIA
TEAM
LOAD
SENSORS
3. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
TEAM
4. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROLYSis...
RECEIVERS
ENTREPRENEUR
5. 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.
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
6. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTROLYSis...
7. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
8. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
AMPLITUDE
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
9. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
BOYLE'S LAW
FLUID POWER
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TEAM
10. 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.
TEAM
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
BOYLE'S LAW
FREQUENCY
11. 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.
ENGINEERING
SERIES CIRCUIT
IMPACTS
LOAD
12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENGINEERING
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
POWER
13. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
SATELLITE
14. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ELECTROLYSis...
FLUID POWER
CRITERIA
WORK
15. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DESIGN
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INPUT
LOAD
16. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
KINETIC ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
17. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TREND
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
WORK
18. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
KINETIC ENERGY
MODULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
19. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
INFRASTRUCTURE
LOAD
SERIES CIRCUIT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
20. Energy in motion.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
KINETIC ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
LOAD
21. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
CIRCUIT
SENSORS
ENGINEERING
22. The formal rules that guide the design process.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
23. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
CIRCUIT
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
24. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SYSTEM
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SERIES CIRCUIT
SATELLITE
25. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ASSEMBLY LINE
26. A popular movement.
FREQUENCY
TREND
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CIRCUIT
27. Someone who starts a business.
BRAINSTORMING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BOYLE'S LAW
ENTREPRENEUR
28. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FREQUENCY
TEAM
GLOBAL MARKET
29. Stored energy or energy at rest.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
PROFIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
LOAD
30. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS
ENTREPRENEUR
31. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
HARD DISK
PRODUCTIVITY
ANALYSIS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
32. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
TECHNOLOGY
BIO-CONVERSION
WORK
SYSTEM
33. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SIMULATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
34. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROFIT
ASSEMBLY LINE
TREND
35. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CONSTRAINTS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
36. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
TECHNOLOGY
RECEIVERS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
KINETIC ENERGY
37. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INPUT
38. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
39. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
RECEIVERS
40. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
FEEDBACK
PROFIT
41. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
NAFTA
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
42. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
ENTREPRENEUR
IDENTITY THEFT
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
43. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
NANOTECHNOLOGY
44. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
PROFIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
45. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
SYSTEM
AMPLITUDE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
46. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CIRCUIT
SYNTHESIS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
47. Creating things through the process of planning.
INFRASTRUCTURE
TEAM
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
DESIGN
48. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
LOAD
ASSEMBLY LINE
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
49. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SERIES CIRCUIT
CRITICAL THINKING
EVALUATION
50. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
BIO-CONVERSION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)