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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






6. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






12. A resource that is entered into a system.






13. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






19. A popular movement.






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






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






22. 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.






23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






24. 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.






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






26. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






40. 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.'






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






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






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






44. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






49. The basic framework of a system






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