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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






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






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






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






6. A popular movement.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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 circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






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






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






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






19. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The basic framework of a system






29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






30. 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.






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






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






33. Someone who starts a business.






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






35. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






39. 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.






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






41. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






45. Creating things through the process of planning.






46. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






48. 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.






49. 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.'






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