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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






2. The formal rules that guide the design process.






3. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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


32. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Stored energy or energy at rest.






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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