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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






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






4. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






11. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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


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






22. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






25. The basic framework of a system






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






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






28. 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.'






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






45. Energy in motion.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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