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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






4. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






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






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






15. The basic framework of a system






16. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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 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.






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






24. 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.






25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. A resource that is entered into a system.






31. 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.'






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






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






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






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






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






37. Someone who starts a business.






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


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






40. 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.






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






42. A popular movement.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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