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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ASSEMBLY LINE
2. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
ENERGY
GLOBAL MARKET
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CONSTRAINTS
3. 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.
CONSTRAINTS
IMPACTS
ENERGY
ENGINEERING
4. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
DESIGN
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
5. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITERIA
SYNTHESIS
6. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
AMPLITUDE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
MODULATION
7. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
MOTHERBOARD
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GLOBAL MARKET
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.
POWER
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
9. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ENERGY
SIMULATION
10. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRAINTS
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
11. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
RECEIVERS
NUCLEAR FISSION
12. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
WORK
13. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BRAINSTORMING
14. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
OPTIMIZATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
15. The basic framework of a system
ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE
FLUID POWER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
16. 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.
DESIGN
FREQUENCY
AMPLITUDE
LOAD
17. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
BIO-CONVERSION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
18. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TREND
IMPACTS
19. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
LOAD
PROFIT
CIRCUIT
20. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
IMPACTS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
SIMULATION
21. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
TEAM
SENSORS
POWER
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
22. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SERIES CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
23. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TREND
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITERIA
24. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
BOYLE'S LAW
25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENERGY
AMPLITUDE
SIMULATION
26. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
BIO-CONVERSION
SATELLITE
27. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FREQUENCY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
IDENTITY THEFT
28. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
ELECTROLYSis...
ASSEMBLY LINE
FEEDBACK
OPTIMIZATION
29. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
MOTHERBOARD
PROFIT
ANALYSIS
TREND
30. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
31. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
PROFIT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
32. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
OPTIMIZATION
CRITERIA
POTENTIAL ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
33. 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.
FEEDBACK
ENTREPRENEUR
KINETIC ENERGY
CONSTRAINTS
34. 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.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
AMPLITUDE
35. A popular movement.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
INPUT
TREND
HARD DISK
36. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CRITICAL THINKING
SIMULATION
37. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
ENTREPRENEUR
EVALUATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
TECHNOLOGY
38. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
SENSORS
EVALUATION
MODULATION
39. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
FREQUENCY
LOAD
RECEIVERS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
40. Creating things through the process of planning.
CRITICAL THINKING
DESIGN
FREQUENCY
HOLOGRAPHY
41. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SERIES CIRCUIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
42. 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.'
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BRAINSTORMING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
43. 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.
PRODUCTIVITY
BRAINSTORMING
SATELLITE
ANALYSIS
44. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROFIT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
45. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
GLOBAL MARKET
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HARD DISK
TREND
46. Stored energy or energy at rest.
TREND
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
PROCESS
47. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
48. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
BRAINSTORMING
CRITICAL THINKING
CIRCUIT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
49. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TREND
LOAD
SIMULATION
50. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PROFIT
LOAD