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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.'






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


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






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






17. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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






31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






34. A popular movement.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. The formal rules that guide the design process.






41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






43. Someone who starts a business.






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






45. 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.






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






47. Stored energy or energy at rest.






48. 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.






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






50. A method of obtaining energy from waste products