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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
AMPLITUDE
POWER
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
2. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGY
3. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CONSTRAINTS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
GLOBAL MARKET
4. Stored energy or energy at rest.
GLOBAL MARKET
EVALUATION
SENSORS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
5. 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.
FREQUENCY
KINETIC ENERGY
GLOBAL MARKET
WORK
6. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
FEEDBACK
IDENTITY THEFT
RECEIVERS
ELECTROLYSis...
7. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
SYSTEM
CIRCUIT
FLUID POWER
PROCESS
8. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
ENERGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SERIES CIRCUIT
9. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SENSORS
10. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SIMPLE MACHINES
LOAD
11. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
IMPACTS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
12. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROLYSis...
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CRITICAL THINKING
13. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROCESS
HARD DISK
EVALUATION
14. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
NAFTA
ENTREPRENEUR
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
LOAD
15. 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.
TECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
INFRASTRUCTURE
KINETIC ENERGY
16. The basic framework of a system
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROCESS
MOTHERBOARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
17. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
BOYLE'S LAW
ENGINEERING
CIRCUIT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENTREPRENEUR
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
19. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
CRITICAL THINKING
IMPACTS
PROFIT
20. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
FEEDBACK
PROFIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
21. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
TECHNOLOGY
BIO-CONVERSION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
22. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
INPUT
SIMPLE MACHINES
BIO-CONVERSION
MOTHERBOARD
23. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
POWER
TEAM
ASSEMBLY LINE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
24. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
OPTIMIZATION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENGINEERING
25. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
POWER
FLUID POWER
MODULATION
26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
CRITERIA
27. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
SIMPLE MACHINES
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CRITICAL THINKING
28. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
MODULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
29. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
NUCLEAR FISSION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
30. 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.
LOAD
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
PRODUCTIVITY
31. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CONSTRAINTS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
32. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
PRODUCTIVITY
POWER
MOTHERBOARD
33. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
34. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
FREQUENCY
NUCLEAR FISSION
ANALYSIS
IDENTITY THEFT
35. A resource that is entered into a system.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
KINETIC ENERGY
INPUT
EVALUATION
36. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
MODULATION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SYSTEM
HOLOGRAPHY
37. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGN
SENSORS
38. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
IMPACTS
HARD DISK
SENSORS
39. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
PROCESS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SIMULATION
40. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
BRAINSTORMING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
41. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROFIT
SYNTHESIS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
42. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
IDENTITY THEFT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
MODULATION
PROFIT
43. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
OPTIMIZATION
IDENTITY THEFT
HARD DISK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
44. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ENERGY
FLUID POWER
NUCLEAR FISSION
WORK
45. 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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46. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
47. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
CIRCUIT
48. 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.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SATELLITE
NUCLEAR FISSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
49. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
CONSTRAINTS
RECEIVERS
SERIES CIRCUIT
SIMULATION
50. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
BRAINSTORMING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INPUT