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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






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






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






5. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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.






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. Someone who starts a business.






22. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






25. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






29. 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.'






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






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






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


33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A popular movement.






45. Energy in motion.






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






47. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






48. The formal rules that guide the design process.






49. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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