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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






10. 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.'






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






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






30. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






33. A popular movement.






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






35. The basic framework of a system






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






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






38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Energy in motion.






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






47. 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.






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


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






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