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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






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






3. 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.






4. The basic framework of a system






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Someone who starts a business.






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






21. 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.'






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






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






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






25. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






31. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






33. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






42. 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.






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






44. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






46. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






47. 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.






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






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






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