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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. The formal rules that guide the design process.






6. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






38. A resource that is entered into a system.






39. Energy in motion.






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






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






42. 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.






43. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






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






45. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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. Stored energy or energy at rest.