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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






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






42. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






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






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






45. 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.






46. A popular movement.






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






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






49. 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.






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