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






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






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






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






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






7. A popular movement.






8. Creating things through the process of planning.






9. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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.'






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






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 judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






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






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






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






27. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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






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






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






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


36. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.