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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






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






3. The basic framework of a system






4. 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.'






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






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






7. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






9. A popular movement.






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






42. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






50. The formal rules that guide the design process.