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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






2. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






10. The basic framework of a system






11. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






17. A popular movement.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.'






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






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






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






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






37. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






38. 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.






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






40. Someone who starts a business.






41. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






43. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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


50. The capacity to do work or exert effort.