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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Energy in motion.






21. The formal rules that guide the design process.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






30. 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.






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






32. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






33. 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.






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






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






36. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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


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






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






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