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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Someone who starts a business.






23. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.






24. A resource that is entered into a system.






25. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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


27. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






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






29. 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.'






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






31. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






32. 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.






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






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






35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






37. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






38. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A popular movement.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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