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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A popular movement.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
TREND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
2. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INPUT
3. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
HOLOGRAPHY
TECHNOLOGY
SIMULATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
4. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
INPUT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
5. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
6. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HARD DISK
NUCLEAR FISSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
7. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
BRAINSTORMING
IDENTITY THEFT
SYNTHESIS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
8. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
TREND
FLUID POWER
BIO-CONVERSION
CONSTRAINTS
9. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
ENGINEERING
DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
10. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TEAM
OPTIMIZATION
IDENTITY THEFT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
11. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
12. A resource that is entered into a system.
OPTIMIZATION
INPUT
SATELLITE
ANALYSIS
13. The basic framework of a system
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROCESS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
INFRASTRUCTURE
14. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
15. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY
16. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
RECEIVERS
ASSEMBLY LINE
CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
17. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
SYNTHESIS
SENSORS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
18. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
IMPACTS
ENGINEERING
CRITICAL THINKING
SIMPLE MACHINES
19. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
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20. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
ELECTROLYSis...
INPUT
RECEIVERS
MODULATION
21. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
TEAM
ANALYSIS
MOTHERBOARD
NAFTA
22. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
TREND
IMPACTS
ENTREPRENEUR
23. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
HOLOGRAPHY
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
24. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MOTHERBOARD
HOLOGRAPHY
CIRCUIT
25. Stored energy or energy at rest.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
26. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
ENERGY
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
27. Energy in motion.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MODULATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
28. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ENGINEERING
BRAINSTORMING
TECHNOLOGY
PROFIT
29. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
BOYLE'S LAW
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SIMPLE MACHINES
30. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
FLUID POWER
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
LOAD
31. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
GLOBAL MARKET
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
32. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
IMPACTS
SERIES CIRCUIT
SATELLITE
33. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
KINETIC ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HOLOGRAPHY
34. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
PROFIT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
WORK
35. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
HOLOGRAPHY
POWER
WORK
36. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
PRODUCTIVITY
ENERGY
RECEIVERS
SYSTEM
37. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
SATELLITE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SERIES CIRCUIT
38. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CRITERIA
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
39. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SERIES CIRCUIT
PROCESS
40. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
ENERGY
HARD DISK
TEAM
INFRASTRUCTURE
41. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
WORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
42. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SATELLITE
HOLOGRAPHY
EVALUATION
43. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ASSEMBLY LINE
MOTHERBOARD
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
44. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
TREND
INPUT
ELECTROLYSis...
45. 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.
OPTIMIZATION
POWER
BRAINSTORMING
INFRASTRUCTURE
46. 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.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE
BRAINSTORMING
INPUT
47. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
POWER
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMULATION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
48. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
49. 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.'
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RECEIVERS
50. 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.
NUCLEAR FISSION
AMPLITUDE
SIMPLE MACHINES
NANOTECHNOLOGY