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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
BOYLE'S LAW
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HOLOGRAPHY
2. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
SATELLITE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CRITICAL THINKING
3. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
SATELLITE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
4. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
SIMPLE MACHINES
BIO-CONVERSION
PROCESS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
5. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ASSEMBLY LINE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
6. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ELECTROLYSis...
7. 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
HOLOGRAPHY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FEEDBACK
8. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MODULATION
PRODUCTIVITY
MOTHERBOARD
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
9. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
MODULATION
FLUID POWER
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
10. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMULATION
ENERGY
ENGINEERING
11. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
12. The basic framework of a system
TECHNOLOGY
LOAD
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITERIA
13. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HOLOGRAPHY
14. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
ENGINEERING
SENSORS
ASSEMBLY LINE
BIO-CONVERSION
15. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
TEAM
EVALUATION
FLUID POWER
ASSEMBLY LINE
16. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
INPUT
MOTHERBOARD
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
LOAD
17. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
EVALUATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
18. 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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROFIT
AMPLITUDE
IDENTITY THEFT
19. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRAINTS
BOYLE'S LAW
FLUID POWER
20. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
DESIGN
OPTIMIZATION
CONSTRAINTS
21. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SYSTEM
POWER
WORK
22. The formal rules that guide the design process.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMULATION
EVALUATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
23. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
TREND
AMPLITUDE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
24. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
PROFIT
TEAM
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
25. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
26. 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.
BOYLE'S LAW
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
27. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CONSTRAINTS
CRITICAL THINKING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SATELLITE
28. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
KINETIC ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
SIMPLE MACHINES
INPUT
29. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SIMULATION
IMPACTS
OPTIMIZATION
MODULATION
30. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
FLUID POWER
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGY
INPUT
31. Stored energy or energy at rest.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENGINEERING
BRAINSTORMING
32. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
33. 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
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NAFTA
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
34. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
GLOBAL MARKET
PROCESS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SIMPLE MACHINES
35. 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.
SIMPLE MACHINES
FREQUENCY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
36. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SYNTHESIS
37. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
WORK
RAPID PROTOTYPING
NUCLEAR FISSION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
38. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
HOLOGRAPHY
EVALUATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MODULATION
39. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
KINETIC ENERGY
PROFIT
NUCLEAR FISSION
40. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
POWER
GLOBAL MARKET
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
41. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CIRCUIT
SYNTHESIS
IDENTITY THEFT
42. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FLUID POWER
BIO-CONVERSION
MOTHERBOARD
43. 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.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CIRCUIT
LOAD
POWER
44. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPTIMIZATION
LOAD
HARD DISK
45. A resource that is entered into a system.
EVALUATION
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
TEAM
46. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
CRITICAL THINKING
SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RECEIVERS
47. Creating things through the process of planning.
OPTIMIZATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DESIGN
MODULATION
48. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
BRAINSTORMING
LOAD
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
49. 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.
FEEDBACK
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
IMPACTS
50. 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.
AMPLITUDE
POWER
LOAD
PRODUCTIVITY