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Technical Design And Engineering

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


2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






14. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






16. Energy in motion.






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






18. 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.'






19. 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.






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






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






22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






38. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






39. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






44. A popular movement.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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