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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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






4. Stored energy or energy at rest.






5. 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.






6. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Someone who starts a business.






13. The basic framework of a system






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 capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






18. 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.






19. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.