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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Stored energy or energy at rest.






8. Energy in motion.






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






10. A popular movement.






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A resource that is entered into a system.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Someone who starts a business.






49. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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