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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






2. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.






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






4. Energy in motion.






5. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.






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






7. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






8. 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.






9. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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


12. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






13. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






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






15. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






16. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






17. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






19. A popular movement.






20. 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.






21. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.






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






32. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






33. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.






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.'






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






36. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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.






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






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.






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






44. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.






45. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






46. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.






47. 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.






48. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






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






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