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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. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
NUCLEAR FISSION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BIO-CONVERSION
WORK
2. 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.
HOLOGRAPHY
AMPLITUDE
SERIES CIRCUIT
NAFTA
3. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
ANALYSIS
TEAM
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
4. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
BIO-CONVERSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
5. The formal rules that guide the design process.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ANALYSIS
CRITICAL THINKING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
6. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
HOLOGRAPHY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
7. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
DESIGN
SENSORS
8. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
LOAD
SIMULATION
TREND
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
9. A resource that is entered into a system.
PRODUCTIVITY
ENERGY
INPUT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
10. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
LOAD
ELECTROLYSis...
OPTIMIZATION
11. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
NUCLEAR FISSION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
12. 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
SERIES CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
13. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROCESS
IMPACTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
14. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BOYLE'S LAW
NAFTA
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
15. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
PRODUCTIVITY
BIO-CONVERSION
HARD DISK
SIMPLE MACHINES
16. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
ASSEMBLY LINE
LOAD
SYNTHESIS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
17. 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.
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY
POWER
SYNTHESIS
18. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RECEIVERS
HARD DISK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
19. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
20. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
21. 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.
ANALYSIS
IMPACTS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
22. The basic framework of a system
TREND
EVALUATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
IDENTITY THEFT
23. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY LINE
CRITICAL THINKING
24. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
PRODUCTIVITY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SYNTHESIS
CRITERIA
25. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NAFTA
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
26. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CONSTRAINTS
BIO-CONVERSION
27. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
GLOBAL MARKET
SIMULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
28. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
SIMPLE MACHINES
EVALUATION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
29. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HOLOGRAPHY
ANALYSIS
30. 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.'
AMPLITUDE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
BOYLE'S LAW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
31. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
LOAD
INPUT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
32. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SENSORS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
33. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ELECTROLYSis...
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FLUID POWER
CONSTRAINTS
34. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
IMPACTS
KINETIC ENERGY
HARD DISK
TECHNOLOGY
35. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
PROFIT
PRODUCTIVITY
INPUT
GLOBAL MARKET
36. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
RECEIVERS
SIMPLE MACHINES
CIRCUIT
HARD DISK
37. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ENERGY
SENSORS
BIO-CONVERSION
ANALYSIS
38. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
TEAM
PROCESS
SATELLITE
PROFIT
39. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
MODULATION
ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
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.
HARD DISK
MODULATION
BRAINSTORMING
ELECTROLYSis...
41. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
INPUT
MOTHERBOARD
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
42. 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.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
LOAD
NAFTA
43. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HOLOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
AMPLITUDE
44. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
OPTIMIZATION
45. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
WORK
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
46. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
BRAINSTORMING
GLOBAL MARKET
MOTHERBOARD
FREQUENCY
47. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
LOAD
FREQUENCY
NAFTA
48. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FLUID POWER
LOAD
RAPID PROTOTYPING
49. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
IMPACTS
PRODUCTIVITY
50. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
CRITICAL THINKING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION