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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Energy in motion.






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


3. 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.






4. A popular movement.






5. 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.






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






7. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A resource that is entered into a system.






22. 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.






23. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






26. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.'






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






36. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






42. The formal rules that guide the design process.






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






46. Creating things through the process of planning.






47. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






49. 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.






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