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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






3. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. The basic framework of a system






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






19. 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.'






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






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.






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






23. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






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






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






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






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






28. A popular movement.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Energy in motion.






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






37. Creating things through the process of planning.






38. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Someone who starts a business.






46. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






47. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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


49. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






50. 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.