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Technical Design And Engineering

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


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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






19. The formal rules that guide the design process.






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






28. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






31. 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.






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






33. A popular movement.






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






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






36. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






50. A resource that is entered into a system.