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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






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






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






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






5. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






6. Creating things through the process of planning.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Energy in motion.






14. Stored energy or energy at rest.






15. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A resource that is entered into a system.






24. A popular movement.






25. 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.






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






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






28. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






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






30. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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.






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






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






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






36. 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.'






37. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. The formal rules that guide the design process.






50. 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.