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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






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






4. 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.'






5. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






17. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






23. A resource that is entered into a system.






24. Someone who starts a business.






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






26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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


28. The basic framework of a system






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






50. 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.