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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. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






6. The formal rules that guide the design process.






7. A popular movement.






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






9. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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


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






13. 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.






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






15. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






16. Energy in motion.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.'






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






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






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






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






45. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






49. The basic framework of a system






50. 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.