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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
CRITICAL THINKING
AMPLITUDE
LOAD
ENTREPRENEUR
2. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
PROCESS
SIMPLE MACHINES
FREQUENCY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
3. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROLYSis...
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
4. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CIRCUIT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
5. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
SYNTHESIS
SYSTEM
6. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
MOTHERBOARD
7. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HARD DISK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
8. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
NAFTA
SYSTEM
9. The formal rules that guide the design process.
OPTIMIZATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SATELLITE
SIMPLE MACHINES
10. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
WORK
11. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ENGINEERING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
12. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
DESIGN
NANOTECHNOLOGY
GLOBAL MARKET
HOLOGRAPHY
13. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
ENTREPRENEUR
EVALUATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
14. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
15. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
TECHNOLOGY
BIO-CONVERSION
16. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
AMPLITUDE
17. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
ELECTROLYSis...
ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
SIMULATION
18. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
HARD DISK
IDENTITY THEFT
SERIES CIRCUIT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
19. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
OPTIMIZATION
PROCESS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
20. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CRITERIA
21. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SYSTEM
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
22. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CONSTRAINTS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
23. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
SATELLITE
PROCESS
RECEIVERS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
24. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RECEIVERS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ELECTROLYSis...
25. 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.
POWER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIS
26. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ELECTROLYSis...
AMPLITUDE
ASSEMBLY LINE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
27. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
28. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
WORK
ELECTROLYSis...
29. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
PRODUCTIVITY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
30. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
31. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPACTS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
AMPLITUDE
32. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
BIO-CONVERSION
ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
33. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NUCLEAR FISSION
WORK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
34. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
KINETIC ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
35. Stored energy or energy at rest.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
36. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
IMPACTS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
KINETIC ENERGY
37. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITERIA
38. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
ANALYSIS
SIMPLE MACHINES
MODULATION
ENGINEERING
39. 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.'
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
EVALUATION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SYSTEM
40. An activity in which two or more people try to think of as many possible solutions to a problem as they can. Ideas are not evaluated or criticized at this time.
MODULATION
BRAINSTORMING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HARD DISK
41. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
POWER
NAFTA
BRAINSTORMING
MOTHERBOARD
42. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
SATELLITE
ENERGY
AMPLITUDE
43. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
IDENTITY THEFT
KINETIC ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
SENSORS
44. 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.
PROCESS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
IMPACTS
HOLOGRAPHY
45. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
RECEIVERS
CRITICAL THINKING
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
46. A resource that is entered into a system.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INPUT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
47. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
MODULATION
SYSTEM
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
48. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
CRITERIA
HOLOGRAPHY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
ANALYSIS
CRITICAL THINKING
50. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ENERGY
LOAD