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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. The basic framework of a system






4. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






7. Energy in motion.






8. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Creating things through the process of planning.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






25. 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.






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






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. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






30. 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.'






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






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






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






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






35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






50. The capacity to do work or exert effort.