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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






6. 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.






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






8. The basic framework of a system






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.'






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






19. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






20. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Someone who starts a business.






28. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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


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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






42. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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