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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. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
2. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
3. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
BRAINSTORMING
MOTHERBOARD
4. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FEEDBACK
SENSORS
NAFTA
5. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
SERIES CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
ANALYSIS
NUCLEAR FISSION
6. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
HOLOGRAPHY
ENTREPRENEUR
FEEDBACK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
7. 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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPACTS
ENERGY
GLOBAL MARKET
8. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
BIO-CONVERSION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
WORK
OPTIMIZATION
9. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
BIO-CONVERSION
BRAINSTORMING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
10. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
FLUID POWER
DESIGN
SATELLITE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
11. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
NAFTA
WORK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
12. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
IDENTITY THEFT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FLUID POWER
POWER
13. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CRITICAL THINKING
CONSTRAINTS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
14. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
FREQUENCY
HOLOGRAPHY
HARD DISK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
15. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
16. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
HARD DISK
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
17. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
TREND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
FEEDBACK
SYSTEM
18. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
FREQUENCY
SATELLITE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CRITERIA
19. The formal rules that guide the design process.
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
IDENTITY THEFT
20. 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.
SYNTHESIS
FEEDBACK
SYSTEM
ENTREPRENEUR
21. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
DESIGN
PROCESS
TEAM
BIO-CONVERSION
22. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CRITERIA
BOYLE'S LAW
23. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
ENTREPRENEUR
24. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
IMPACTS
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
25. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
GLOBAL MARKET
TREND
ENTREPRENEUR
ASSEMBLY LINE
26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
PRODUCTIVITY
MODULATION
BOYLE'S LAW
ENERGY
27. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
INFRASTRUCTURE
EVALUATION
BOYLE'S LAW
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
28. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
SERIES CIRCUIT
FREQUENCY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
29. 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.'
LOAD
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
30. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
POWER
ENERGY
PROFIT
PRODUCTIVITY
31. 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.
FREQUENCY
TEAM
HOLOGRAPHY
ENERGY
32. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
NAFTA
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SIMULATION
ENGINEERING
33. A popular movement.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DESIGN
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
TREND
34. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
EVALUATION
BRAINSTORMING
35. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
BOYLE'S LAW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SATELLITE
36. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRODUCTIVITY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
AMPLITUDE
37. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
CRITERIA
FREQUENCY
DESIGN
PROCESS
38. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
NUCLEAR FISSION
POWER
INPUT
MOTHERBOARD
39. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SERIES CIRCUIT
TREND
TECHNOLOGY
40. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
HOLOGRAPHY
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CONSTRAINTS
41. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
FEEDBACK
DESIGN
42. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
INPUT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
43. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
44. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
RECEIVERS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
TEAM
PRODUCTIVITY
45. 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
GLOBAL MARKET
AMPLITUDE
FREQUENCY
46. 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.
WORK
AMPLITUDE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PRODUCTIVITY
47. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SATELLITE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FLUID POWER
CRITICAL THINKING
48. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FEEDBACK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROCESS
49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ANALYSIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
50. A resource that is entered into a system.
BOYLE'S LAW
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROCESS
INPUT