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