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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SIMPLE MACHINES
TREND
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
2. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
SERIES CIRCUIT
KINETIC ENERGY
SIMULATION
3. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
IMPACTS
SYSTEM
FREQUENCY
MOTHERBOARD
4. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DESIGN
MODULATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
5. Energy in motion.
MODULATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
KINETIC ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
6. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
LOAD
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ENTREPRENEUR
7. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
HARD DISK
DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
8. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
SENSORS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
INPUT
NAFTA
9. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SYNTHESIS
ENGINEERING
BIO-CONVERSION
10. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INPUT
11. The basic framework of a system
RAPID PROTOTYPING
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SENSORS
12. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
ENERGY
WORK
ENTREPRENEUR
13. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR
RAPID PROTOTYPING
14. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
EVALUATION
15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NAFTA
CRITICAL THINKING
16. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SATELLITE
NUCLEAR FISSION
LOAD
17. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
NAFTA
MOTHERBOARD
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
18. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DESIGN
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MOTHERBOARD
19. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
HOLOGRAPHY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
20. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
MOTHERBOARD
SENSORS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ANALYSIS
21. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
WORK
NAFTA
BRAINSTORMING
ASSEMBLY LINE
22. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
FLUID POWER
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
23. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SYNTHESIS
RECEIVERS
24. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
PROFIT
CRITICAL THINKING
EVALUATION
IDENTITY THEFT
25. 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.
HOLOGRAPHY
FEEDBACK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
CRITERIA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SYSTEM
27. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
OPTIMIZATION
GLOBAL MARKET
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SATELLITE
28. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
PROCESS
RECEIVERS
SERIES CIRCUIT
OPTIMIZATION
29. 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.
EVALUATION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
30. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
CONSTRAINTS
31. 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.
ENTREPRENEUR
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
LOAD
32. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
DESIGN
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
IMPACTS
33. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
BIO-CONVERSION
SERIES CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
34. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
35. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SENSORS
HARD DISK
SYNTHESIS
FEEDBACK
36. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
SERIES CIRCUIT
37. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
WORK
SENSORS
38. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
FEEDBACK
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SIMULATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
39. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
PROFIT
SYSTEM
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
40. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
CRITICAL THINKING
TREND
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY
41. 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.
SERIES CIRCUIT
INPUT
ELECTROLYSis...
LOAD
42. A popular movement.
ELECTROLYSis...
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NAFTA
TREND
43. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
44. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ANALYSIS
ASSEMBLY LINE
WORK
RAPID PROTOTYPING
45. Creating things through the process of planning.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
DESIGN
46. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
HARD DISK
PRODUCTIVITY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
RECEIVERS
47. The formal rules that guide the design process.
NAFTA
ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
HOLOGRAPHY
48. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
49. 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.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CRITERIA
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
50. Someone who starts a business.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ENTREPRENEUR
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ASSEMBLY LINE