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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
IDENTITY THEFT
OPTIMIZATION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
2. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
TEAM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TREND
MOTHERBOARD
3. 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.
IMPACTS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SIMULATION
SYNTHESIS
4. 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.
PROCESS
TREND
BRAINSTORMING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
5. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
BRAINSTORMING
OPTIMIZATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
6. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
GLOBAL MARKET
CRITERIA
NAFTA
PROCESS
7. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
MOTHERBOARD
EVALUATION
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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NAFTA
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
RECEIVERS
9. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
IMPACTS
HARD DISK
10. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
FLUID POWER
KINETIC ENERGY
NAFTA
11. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
IMPACTS
12. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE
13. The basic framework of a system
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
14. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
IDENTITY THEFT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SENSORS
15. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
MOTHERBOARD
ENERGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
16. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
FEEDBACK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
17. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TEAM
18. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
NAFTA
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
IDENTITY THEFT
19. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
SYSTEM
FLUID POWER
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
20. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IDENTITY THEFT
TEAM
CIRCUIT
21. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
22. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
FEEDBACK
INFRASTRUCTURE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NUCLEAR FISSION
23. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CRITERIA
ANALYSIS
SENSORS
24. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SERIES CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
25. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
CIRCUIT
NAFTA
DESIGN
26. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
WORK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ASSEMBLY LINE
POWER
27. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
IMPACTS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SYNTHESIS
BIO-CONVERSION
28. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
MODULATION
TECHNOLOGY
29. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SIMPLE MACHINES
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
30. Creating things through the process of planning.
LOAD
DESIGN
SIMULATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
31. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
NUCLEAR FISSION
AMPLITUDE
32. 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.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
AMPLITUDE
BOYLE'S LAW
LOAD
33. 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.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
RECEIVERS
POWER
34. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
BIO-CONVERSION
AMPLITUDE
HARD DISK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
35. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SATELLITE
CONSTRAINTS
36. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
37. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ANALYSIS
38. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TREND
CONSTRAINTS
39. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
FREQUENCY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
POWER
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENTREPRENEUR
ENERGY
41. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
TEAM
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
AMPLITUDE
42. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
MODULATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
IDENTITY THEFT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
43. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TREND
SIMULATION
PROFIT
44. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
RECEIVERS
SIMPLE MACHINES
DESIGN
ANALYSIS
45. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
LOAD
CIRCUIT
46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
PROFIT
ENERGY
TREND
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
47. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
ENERGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
INPUT
48. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
49. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
CONSTRAINTS
LOAD
FEEDBACK
SERIES CIRCUIT
50. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY