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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






2. 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.






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






4. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






6. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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


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






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






11. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Energy in motion.






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






22. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






23. 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.






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






25. Someone who starts a business.






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






27. A resource that is entered into a system.






28. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






31. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






33. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






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






35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.






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