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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






10. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






12. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






17. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Energy in motion.






26. 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.'






27. 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.






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






29. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






32. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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


37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






47. 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.






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






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






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