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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
NAFTA
TEAM
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
2. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
TEAM
DESIGN
WORK
SYNTHESIS
3. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
POWER
NUCLEAR FISSION
MOTHERBOARD
HOLOGRAPHY
4. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
5. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SENSORS
OPTIMIZATION
HOLOGRAPHY
TECHNOLOGY
6. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POWER
CONSTRAINTS
TEAM
7. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
INPUT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
8. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPACTS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROLYSis...
9. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
ASSEMBLY LINE
PROCESS
RECEIVERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
10. 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.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
11. 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.
TEAM
MOTHERBOARD
LOAD
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
12. Energy in motion.
ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
MODULATION
13. Stored energy or energy at rest.
BOYLE'S LAW
SENSORS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
POTENTIAL ENERGY
14. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
15. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SYNTHESIS
16. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
TEAM
TECHNOLOGY
17. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ANALYSIS
PROFIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SENSORS
18. 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.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ANALYSIS
BIO-CONVERSION
19. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ASSEMBLY LINE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SATELLITE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
20. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CIRCUIT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
21. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PROCESS
22. 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.'
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PROCESS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
23. 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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
SIMULATION
24. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
BRAINSTORMING
CONSTRAINTS
LOAD
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
25. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
SYSTEM
BRAINSTORMING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
26. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
HARD DISK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
27. A popular movement.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TREND
OPTIMIZATION
SATELLITE
28. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
DESIGN
ELECTROLYSis...
IDENTITY THEFT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
GLOBAL MARKET
ASSEMBLY LINE
MOTHERBOARD
ENERGY
30. 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.
CIRCUIT
POWER
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SENSORS
31. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
ANALYSIS
GLOBAL MARKET
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
32. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
FLUID POWER
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
33. 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.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
INFRASTRUCTURE
FEEDBACK
34. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
BOYLE'S LAW
SERIES CIRCUIT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FLUID POWER
35. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
POWER
PROCESS
SENSORS
NAFTA
36. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
CONSTRAINTS
OPTIMIZATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
ENGINEERING
37. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TREND
MOTHERBOARD
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
38. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
INPUT
LOAD
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SATELLITE
39. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
CIRCUIT
POWER
ASSEMBLY LINE
WORK
40. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
SYNTHESIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
MODULATION
SENSORS
41. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CONSTRAINTS
42. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
BIO-CONVERSION
POWER
43. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
IMPACTS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROLYSis...
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
44. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IMPACTS
PRODUCTIVITY
TREND
45. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
BRAINSTORMING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRODUCTIVITY
46. The formal rules that guide the design process.
ENGINEERING
POWER
TREND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
47. 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.
ENTREPRENEUR
IMPACTS
HOLOGRAPHY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
48. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FREQUENCY
SYNTHESIS
49. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
DESIGN
50. Someone who starts a business.
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)