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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.'






2. 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.






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






4. Creating things through the process of planning.






5. 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.






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






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






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


9. 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.






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






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






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






13. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






33. 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.






34. A resource that is entered into a system.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The basic framework of a system






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






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






47. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






49. Energy in motion.






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