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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NUCLEAR FISSION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROCESS
2. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
SATELLITE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
3. 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.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
DESIGN
FEEDBACK
OPTIMIZATION
4. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
SENSORS
FEEDBACK
ANALYSIS
CONSTRAINTS
5. The formal rules that guide the design process.
FEEDBACK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SATELLITE
EVALUATION
6. 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
FREQUENCY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
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.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BIO-CONVERSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
8. 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.'
HOLOGRAPHY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
9. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
10. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TEAM
NUCLEAR FISSION
BIO-CONVERSION
11. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
HOLOGRAPHY
FREQUENCY
12. The basic framework of a system
POWER
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
BRAINSTORMING
13. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CRITICAL THINKING
NUCLEAR FISSION
14. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
ENTREPRENEUR
CIRCUIT
SYNTHESIS
HOLOGRAPHY
15. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BOYLE'S LAW
TEAM
16. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
SYSTEM
CIRCUIT
ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
17. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
IMPACTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
NAFTA
FREQUENCY
18. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CRITERIA
TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
TEAM
19. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
TREND
20. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
MOTHERBOARD
SATELLITE
PRODUCTIVITY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
21. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
AMPLITUDE
OPTIMIZATION
FEEDBACK
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
22. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
POWER
OPTIMIZATION
WORK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
23. 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.
FREQUENCY
HOLOGRAPHY
MODULATION
POWER
24. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
LOAD
SIMULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
ENTREPRENEUR
25. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
NAFTA
SATELLITE
26. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
MOTHERBOARD
GLOBAL MARKET
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
LOAD
27. Someone who starts a business.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFIT
ENTREPRENEUR
SATELLITE
28. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
EVALUATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
29. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
30. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
BIO-CONVERSION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
HARD DISK
GLOBAL MARKET
31. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SYSTEM
32. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
FREQUENCY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HOLOGRAPHY
33. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
KINETIC ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
RECEIVERS
34. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
35. A popular movement.
ASSEMBLY LINE
SATELLITE
TREND
RECEIVERS
36. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MOTHERBOARD
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
37. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
EVALUATION
FREQUENCY
MOTHERBOARD
38. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RECEIVERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BOYLE'S LAW
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
39. 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.
MOTHERBOARD
MODULATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BRAINSTORMING
40. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
BIO-CONVERSION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PRODUCTIVITY
ENTREPRENEUR
41. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
FREQUENCY
SENSORS
BOYLE'S LAW
SIMPLE MACHINES
42. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
BIO-CONVERSION
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
43. Energy in motion.
SYSTEM
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
KINETIC ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
44. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FLUID POWER
INPUT
LOAD
45. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
BOYLE'S LAW
IDENTITY THEFT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FREQUENCY
46. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
HOLOGRAPHY
47. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ELECTROLYSis...
48. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
SIMULATION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
49. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
ELECTROLYSis...
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CIRCUIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
50. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
BRAINSTORMING
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION