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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






6. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






10. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






15. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






16. Energy in motion.






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. Someone who starts a business.






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






20. 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.






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






22. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.'






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Creating things through the process of planning.






47. 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.






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






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






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