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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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


12. 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.






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






14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






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






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






23. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






27. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






35. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






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






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






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






39. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






40. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






46. 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.'






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






48. Someone who starts a business.






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






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