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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 capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The basic framework of a system






14. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






15. The formal rules that guide the design process.






16. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






19. Energy in motion.






20. A popular movement.






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






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






24. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.






35. A resource that is entered into a system.






36. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






37. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






39. 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.'






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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