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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






10. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






18. 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.






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






20. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






24. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A popular movement.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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.'






46. 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.






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






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






49. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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