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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






22. 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.






23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






28. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






29. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






30. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






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






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






33. The basic framework of a system






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






35. The formal rules that guide the design process.






36. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






40. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. A method of obtaining energy from waste products