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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






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






3. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






6. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The basic framework of a system






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






21. 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.






22. Energy in motion.






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






24. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






38. 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.






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






40. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






42. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. The formal rules that guide the design process.