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Technical Design And Engineering

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






2. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






4. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Energy in motion.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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