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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






4. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






9. The formal rules that guide the design process.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






22. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






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






33. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






34. The basic framework of a system






35. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






39. 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.'






40. 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.






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






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.






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






44. 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.






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






46. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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