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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






3. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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


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






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






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






13. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






15. 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.






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.






17. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






18. The basic framework of a system






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






22. Energy in motion.






23. 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.






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






25. A resource that is entered into a system.






26. A popular movement.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.'






39. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






40. 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.






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






42. Someone who starts a business.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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