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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






11. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. The basic framework of a system






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






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






32. A resource that is entered into a system.






33. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






36. 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.






37. Energy in motion.






38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






41. Someone who starts a business.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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