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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






3. 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.






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






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






7. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.'






18. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. The basic framework of a system






35. 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.






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






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


38. A popular movement.






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






40. Energy in motion.






41. 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.






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






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






44. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






49. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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