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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROFIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CRITERIA
2. A resource that is entered into a system.
IDENTITY THEFT
PRODUCTIVITY
INPUT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
3. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SENSORS
IMPACTS
ENERGY
4. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BOYLE'S LAW
5. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
SENSORS
FREQUENCY
HOLOGRAPHY
PRODUCTIVITY
6. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
CONSTRAINTS
TEAM
PROCESS
FREQUENCY
7. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ELECTROLYSis...
FLUID POWER
8. 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.
IMPACTS
DESIGN
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
9. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ELECTROLYSis...
FEEDBACK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROFIT
10. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
SENSORS
BIO-CONVERSION
WORK
MODULATION
11. Creating things through the process of planning.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
DESIGN
ANALYSIS
ENERGY
12. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
SERIES CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
FEEDBACK
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
13. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
IDENTITY THEFT
BRAINSTORMING
EVALUATION
14. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
LOAD
ASSEMBLY LINE
15. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
NAFTA
16. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
POWER
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
17. 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.
CRITERIA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
BRAINSTORMING
CIRCUIT
18. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
IDENTITY THEFT
ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
HOLOGRAPHY
19. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
PROFIT
BOYLE'S LAW
LOAD
SYSTEM
20. 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.'
PROCESS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
BRAINSTORMING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
21. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
ANALYSIS
ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SENSORS
22. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
23. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
24. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
CONSTRAINTS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
OPTIMIZATION
25. Someone who starts a business.
ANALYSIS
OPTIMIZATION
ENTREPRENEUR
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
26. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
ASSEMBLY LINE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
KINETIC ENERGY
27. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
ENGINEERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INPUT
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
28. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SERIES CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROCESS
29. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
IMPACTS
30. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PRODUCTIVITY
SIMPLE MACHINES
NANOTECHNOLOGY
31. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
LOAD
SYNTHESIS
PROFIT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
32. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
KINETIC ENERGY
CIRCUIT
GLOBAL MARKET
33. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FLUID POWER
EVALUATION
HOLOGRAPHY
34. 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.
ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FEEDBACK
35. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
WORK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ENERGY
36. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
37. 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.
TEAM
POWER
CRITICAL THINKING
ELECTROLYSis...
38. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
FLUID POWER
ENTREPRENEUR
GLOBAL MARKET
POWER
39. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
RECEIVERS
CONSTRAINTS
PRODUCTIVITY
40. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
BOYLE'S LAW
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYSTEM
EVALUATION
41. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
PRODUCTIVITY
CIRCUIT
NUCLEAR FISSION
DESIGN
42. 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.
AMPLITUDE
BRAINSTORMING
IMPACTS
ANALYSIS
43. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
AMPLITUDE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ASSEMBLY LINE
44. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
OPTIMIZATION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NAFTA
45. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
HARD DISK
TEAM
ENGINEERING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
RECEIVERS
ENERGY
FREQUENCY
SYNTHESIS
47. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
POWER
SERIES CIRCUIT
EVALUATION
SIMULATION
48. The basic framework of a system
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGN
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
KINETIC ENERGY
TREND
50. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
ENGINEERING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR