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






2. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A resource that is entered into a system.






14. 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.'






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






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






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






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






19. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


30. Energy in motion.






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






32. The basic framework of a system






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






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






35. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






45. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Someone who starts a business.