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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. Energy in motion.






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






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






5. Creating things through the process of planning.






6. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. A popular movement.






20. 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.'






21. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






27. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






39. A resource that is entered into a system.






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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


44. 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.






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






46. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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