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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
SIMULATION
MODULATION
CRITICAL THINKING
LOAD
2. 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.
NUCLEAR FISSION
SIMULATION
EVALUATION
FREQUENCY
3. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
PROCESS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SENSORS
SIMPLE MACHINES
4. A resource that is entered into a system.
TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
BOYLE'S LAW
INPUT
5. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SERIES CIRCUIT
INPUT
CRITERIA
6. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
OPTIMIZATION
MOTHERBOARD
BRAINSTORMING
7. A popular movement.
ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
TREND
FREQUENCY
8. Energy in motion.
NUCLEAR FISSION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
KINETIC ENERGY
LOAD
9. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
10. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HARD DISK
FEEDBACK
11. 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.
OPTIMIZATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CIRCUIT
BIO-CONVERSION
12. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
AMPLITUDE
IMPACTS
13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
RECEIVERS
PRODUCTIVITY
ENTREPRENEUR
ENERGY
14. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
PROCESS
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.
LOAD
ENTREPRENEUR
EVALUATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
16. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
AMPLITUDE
ELECTROLYSis...
CIRCUIT
OPTIMIZATION
17. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
AMPLITUDE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
18. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
MODULATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
KINETIC ENERGY
19. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ENERGY
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
FREQUENCY
20. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
ENTREPRENEUR
PROCESS
BRAINSTORMING
21. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CRITERIA
ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TREND
22. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PROCESS
SENSORS
RECEIVERS
23. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
PROCESS
NUCLEAR FISSION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
24. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
IMPACTS
RECEIVERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM
25. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
EVALUATION
TREND
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NUCLEAR FISSION
26. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
FLUID POWER
BIO-CONVERSION
FREQUENCY
27. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
ASSEMBLY LINE
ANALYSIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FLUID POWER
28. 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.
FREQUENCY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
29. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
INPUT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SIMULATION
BIO-CONVERSION
30. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
TECHNOLOGY
HOLOGRAPHY
SIMPLE MACHINES
BIO-CONVERSION
31. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
SENSORS
NAFTA
32. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
PROCESS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ENTREPRENEUR
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
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.
SIMULATION
AMPLITUDE
ELECTROLYSis...
IMPACTS
34. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
RECEIVERS
ANALYSIS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
35. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
BOYLE'S LAW
TEAM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
36. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
SYNTHESIS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
37. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CRITERIA
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROFIT
BIO-CONVERSION
38. 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.'
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
39. 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.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POWER
40. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY
GLOBAL MARKET
IDENTITY THEFT
41. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SYNTHESIS
EVALUATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
42. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SENSORS
CRITICAL THINKING
43. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
IDENTITY THEFT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
44. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SIMPLE MACHINES
45. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
46. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
47. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRODUCTIVITY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
48. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
HOLOGRAPHY
EVALUATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
49. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
FLUID POWER
MOTHERBOARD
NANOTECHNOLOGY
WORK
50. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RECEIVERS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)