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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
RECEIVERS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
DESIGN
2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
HARD DISK
IDENTITY THEFT
ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
3. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
ANALYSIS
FLUID POWER
IMPACTS
ELECTROLYSis...
4. 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.
FREQUENCY
TREND
PRODUCTIVITY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
5. 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.
IMPACTS
TEAM
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PRODUCTIVITY
6. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
HARD DISK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
7. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
BOYLE'S LAW
GLOBAL MARKET
PROCESS
8. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PROCESS
9. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
OPTIMIZATION
AMPLITUDE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
10. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
IMPACTS
CRITICAL THINKING
11. Creating things through the process of planning.
INPUT
SYSTEM
DESIGN
CIRCUIT
12. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
FEEDBACK
ENGINEERING
EVALUATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
13. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
MOTHERBOARD
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CIRCUIT
14. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
MODULATION
15. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
SYNTHESIS
BOYLE'S LAW
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CRITICAL THINKING
16. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
SERIES CIRCUIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
17. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
IDENTITY THEFT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
18. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RECEIVERS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROFIT
19. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
WORK
20. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SENSORS
PROFIT
21. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SIMPLE MACHINES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
22. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
CRITERIA
FREQUENCY
23. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
SYNTHESIS
24. 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.
PRODUCTIVITY
RECEIVERS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BRAINSTORMING
25. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ANALYSIS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CRITERIA
SIMPLE MACHINES
26. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
SENSORS
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY
27. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
POWER
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
EVALUATION
28. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
IMPACTS
TREND
29. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
30. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
IDENTITY THEFT
MOTHERBOARD
NANOTECHNOLOGY
31. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BIO-CONVERSION
FLUID POWER
ENGINEERING
32. 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.
WORK
LOAD
ELECTROLYSis...
ENTREPRENEUR
33. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
34. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
ENERGY
CRITERIA
INPUT
MOTHERBOARD
35. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
MODULATION
INPUT
DESIGN
36. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
EVALUATION
LOAD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
37. 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.'
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FREQUENCY
MODULATION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
38. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
TREND
SYSTEM
PRODUCTIVITY
BOYLE'S LAW
39. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
FREQUENCY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PRODUCTIVITY
40. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROFIT
ANALYSIS
BRAINSTORMING
41. A popular movement.
TREND
TEAM
POTENTIAL ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
42. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
ENERGY
43. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
ENGINEERING
TEAM
SENSORS
NUCLEAR FISSION
44. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
45. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENERGY
46. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
FEEDBACK
POWER
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITICAL THINKING
47. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
SYSTEM
SYNTHESIS
48. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FEEDBACK
49. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
BOYLE'S LAW
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
FREQUENCY
50. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
BOYLE'S LAW
NAFTA
FLUID POWER
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