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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.






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






3. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






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






5. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






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






7. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






13. The basic framework of a system






14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






19. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






24. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






29. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.'






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


36. The formal rules that guide the design process.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






50. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.