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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.'






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






12. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. A popular movement.






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






41. Creating things through the process of planning.






42. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Energy in motion.






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






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