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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
MODULATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENTREPRENEUR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
RECEIVERS
BIO-CONVERSION
NUCLEAR FISSION
ANALYSIS
3. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
SIMPLE MACHINES
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
LOAD
4. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
CRITICAL THINKING
EVALUATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CONSTRAINTS
5. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
HOLOGRAPHY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
6. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
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7. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPTIMIZATION
RECEIVERS
HARD DISK
8. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
HOLOGRAPHY
MODULATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
9. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
HARD DISK
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PRODUCTIVITY
10. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
SATELLITE
FEEDBACK
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
11. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
TECHNOLOGY
WORK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
12. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
OPTIMIZATION
EVALUATION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SENSORS
13. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CRITERIA
ELECTROLYSis...
SYSTEM
CRITICAL THINKING
14. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
BOYLE'S LAW
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
15. 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.
SIMPLE MACHINES
HARD DISK
IMPACTS
ASSEMBLY LINE
16. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SIMULATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
LOAD
ENTREPRENEUR
17. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MOTHERBOARD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
SIMULATION
POWER
ANALYSIS
19. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
20. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ENGINEERING
WORK
PRODUCTIVITY
21. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
CRITERIA
SENSORS
LOAD
HARD DISK
22. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PRODUCTIVITY
NAFTA
NUCLEAR FISSION
23. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
CIRCUIT
AMPLITUDE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
24. 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.
OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
25. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
SIMULATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENTREPRENEUR
26. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
BIO-CONVERSION
SYSTEM
CRITICAL THINKING
IDENTITY THEFT
27. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ANALYSIS
NUCLEAR FISSION
SATELLITE
CRITICAL THINKING
28. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
CRITERIA
29. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
30. 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.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ELECTROLYSis...
AMPLITUDE
LOAD
31. 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.
ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
KINETIC ENERGY
32. A popular movement.
TREND
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HARD DISK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
33. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
AMPLITUDE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TREND
34. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SENSORS
CIRCUIT
TEAM
35. Energy in motion.
TEAM
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
FREQUENCY
KINETIC ENERGY
36. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
PRODUCTIVITY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
37. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
SIMPLE MACHINES
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FEEDBACK
38. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SATELLITE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MODULATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
39. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SIMPLE MACHINES
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ENTREPRENEUR
40. The basic framework of a system
BRAINSTORMING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
GLOBAL MARKET
INFRASTRUCTURE
41. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
IDENTITY THEFT
ASSEMBLY LINE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POWER
42. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
MODULATION
43. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
OPTIMIZATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
NAFTA
BIO-CONVERSION
44. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
BIO-CONVERSION
INPUT
SYSTEM
ENGINEERING
45. A resource that is entered into a system.
ENTREPRENEUR
ASSEMBLY LINE
HARD DISK
INPUT
46. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
BOYLE'S LAW
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CRITICAL THINKING
TECHNOLOGY
47. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ASSEMBLY LINE
TEAM
HARD DISK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
48. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ANALYSIS
PROFIT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
49. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
BOYLE'S LAW
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SATELLITE
OPTIMIZATION
50. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
ENTREPRENEUR
PROFIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FLUID POWER