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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






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






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






4. Creating things through the process of planning.






5. 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.'






6. The basic framework of a system






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






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






9. The formal rules that guide the design process.






10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






21. Someone who starts a business.






22. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






24. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






28. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






45. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






47. A resource that is entered into a system.






48. 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.






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






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