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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






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






3. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






9. Someone who starts a business.






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






11. A popular movement.






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


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






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






15. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






16. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






19. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. The formal rules that guide the design process.






26. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






37. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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