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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






3. 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.






4. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






5. The formal rules that guide the design process.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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.'






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






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






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






12. The basic framework of a system






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






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






15. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






31. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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


35. A popular movement.






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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