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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
LOAD
NAFTA
FREQUENCY
2. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
BOYLE'S LAW
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SATELLITE
PRODUCTIVITY
3. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
CIRCUIT
4. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
HOLOGRAPHY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
EVALUATION
5. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SIMPLE MACHINES
DESIGN
WORK
SERIES CIRCUIT
6. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
ANALYSIS
HARD DISK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SYSTEM
7. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
BRAINSTORMING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
ENGINEERING
8. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
LOAD
9. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
INPUT
BRAINSTORMING
10. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROCESS
11. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
ASSEMBLY LINE
HOLOGRAPHY
SENSORS
RECEIVERS
12. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
AMPLITUDE
POWER
PROFIT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
13. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
PRODUCTIVITY
SIMPLE MACHINES
NUCLEAR FISSION
AMPLITUDE
14. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
PROCESS
OPTIMIZATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
15. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GLOBAL MARKET
PRODUCTIVITY
16. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
GLOBAL MARKET
17. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FLUID POWER
18. 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.
SIMPLE MACHINES
CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
ANALYSIS
19. A resource that is entered into a system.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
INPUT
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
20. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ELECTROLYSis...
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
21. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
SENSORS
KINETIC ENERGY
ANALYSIS
MODULATION
22. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
PROCESS
EVALUATION
HARD DISK
INFRASTRUCTURE
23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BIO-CONVERSION
SYNTHESIS
24. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
TREND
POWER
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
NAFTA
25. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HARD DISK
26. A popular movement.
PROFIT
TREND
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SYNTHESIS
27. 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.
OPTIMIZATION
BRAINSTORMING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HARD DISK
28. 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.
LOAD
PROCESS
NAFTA
HARD DISK
29. Energy in motion.
ANALYSIS
KINETIC ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
30. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
CRITICAL THINKING
SIMULATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INFRASTRUCTURE
31. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
BIO-CONVERSION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
POWER
FLUID POWER
32. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
HARD DISK
EVALUATION
GLOBAL MARKET
CONSTRAINTS
33. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FEEDBACK
NAFTA
RECEIVERS
34. 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.
ENERGY
POWER
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
35. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
IMPACTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
MOTHERBOARD
MODULATION
36. 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.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
HARD DISK
AMPLITUDE
37. The basic framework of a system
PROCESS
ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
38. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
LOAD
AMPLITUDE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CRITERIA
39. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
FREQUENCY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
BIO-CONVERSION
40. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PRODUCTIVITY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
41. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
CIRCUIT
HOLOGRAPHY
FEEDBACK
DESIGN
42. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
CRITERIA
WORK
SENSORS
NAFTA
43. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
SERIES CIRCUIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SENSORS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
44. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
GLOBAL MARKET
MOTHERBOARD
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
45. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
INPUT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CIRCUIT
FLUID POWER
46. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TEAM
SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY LINE
47. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
SIMULATION
HARD DISK
TECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
48. Someone who starts a business.
PROFIT
ENTREPRENEUR
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
49. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
FLUID POWER
DESIGN
RAPID PROTOTYPING
LOAD
50. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).