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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






3. 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.






4. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






17. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






42. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






45. A popular movement.






46. Energy in motion.






47. 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.






48. Stored energy or energy at rest.






49. The basic framework of a system






50. Restriction or limit placed on a product.