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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
CRITERIA
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROFIT
EVALUATION
2. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
CRITERIA
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
CIRCUIT
3. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
MODULATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HOLOGRAPHY
4. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
PRODUCTIVITY
FEEDBACK
TECHNOLOGY
WORK
5. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
FREQUENCY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
HOLOGRAPHY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
6. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
CONSTRAINTS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
7. 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.
ENTREPRENEUR
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROLYSis...
8. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CRITERIA
9. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FREQUENCY
SIMPLE MACHINES
SYSTEM
10. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROLYSis...
SYSTEM
11. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
POWER
SATELLITE
ASSEMBLY LINE
12. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
SYSTEM
BIO-CONVERSION
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
13. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
NAFTA
BIO-CONVERSION
MODULATION
IDENTITY THEFT
14. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
PROFIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FLUID POWER
15. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
INPUT
IDENTITY THEFT
EVALUATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
16. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ASSEMBLY LINE
EVALUATION
17. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
PROCESS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
18. 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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FREQUENCY
19. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
SENSORS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
HARD DISK
20. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
BRAINSTORMING
ENGINEERING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENERGY
21. A resource that is entered into a system.
SERIES CIRCUIT
INPUT
ENERGY
FREQUENCY
22. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
MODULATION
SYNTHESIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
23. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
DESIGN
WORK
PROFIT
CRITICAL THINKING
24. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
FLUID POWER
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GLOBAL MARKET
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
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.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POWER
TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
26. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
PROFIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TEAM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
27. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
NAFTA
FREQUENCY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
28. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
BRAINSTORMING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
29. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
MOTHERBOARD
BOYLE'S LAW
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
30. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CRITICAL THINKING
31. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
32. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
TECHNOLOGY
INPUT
WORK
ELECTROLYSis...
33. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
PROCESS
ELECTROLYSis...
BOYLE'S LAW
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
34. 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.'
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SENSORS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TECHNOLOGY
35. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
OPTIMIZATION
36. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRAINTS
INPUT
37. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
HARD DISK
38. Energy in motion.
ANALYSIS
FEEDBACK
KINETIC ENERGY
DESIGN
39. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ENGINEERING
NANOTECHNOLOGY
TREND
40. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FREQUENCY
ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
NUCLEAR FISSION
CONSTRAINTS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
42. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
LOAD
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
43. A popular movement.
ENERGY
TREND
OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY
44. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
45. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
NAFTA
SATELLITE
46. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
BRAINSTORMING
IMPACTS
47. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
TEAM
CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR
48. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
MODULATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
49. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
50. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PROCESS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
EVALUATION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING