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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENTREPRENEUR
LOAD
BRAINSTORMING
2. A resource that is entered into a system.
ANALYSIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
INPUT
3. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BRAINSTORMING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
4. The basic framework of a system
SYNTHESIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
GLOBAL MARKET
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
5. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
NUCLEAR FISSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
6. A popular movement.
EVALUATION
ASSEMBLY LINE
TREND
ENTREPRENEUR
7. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
HARD DISK
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
8. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
FLUID POWER
BOYLE'S LAW
CRITERIA
9. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
LOAD
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENERGY
10. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SYSTEM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN
11. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
OPTIMIZATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
RECEIVERS
12. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MOTHERBOARD
ENTREPRENEUR
CONSTRAINTS
13. 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.
MODULATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
IMPACTS
14. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
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15. Creating things through the process of planning.
INPUT
DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
16. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
AMPLITUDE
SYNTHESIS
KINETIC ENERGY
17. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
RECEIVERS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROCESS
SIMPLE MACHINES
18. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
INFRASTRUCTURE
NUCLEAR FISSION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PRODUCTIVITY
19. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMPLE MACHINES
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
20. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
NUCLEAR FISSION
EVALUATION
21. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
EVALUATION
22. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
23. 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.
SERIES CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FEEDBACK
24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SYNTHESIS
KINETIC ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
25. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
26. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
BOYLE'S LAW
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
NUCLEAR FISSION
27. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
PROCESS
SYSTEM
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
28. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
ENERGY
SYSTEM
GLOBAL MARKET
RAPID PROTOTYPING
29. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TREND
ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
30. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
GLOBAL MARKET
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENGINEERING
31. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
OPTIMIZATION
NAFTA
CIRCUIT
FREQUENCY
32. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
WORK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SATELLITE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
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.
AMPLITUDE
SYNTHESIS
SIMULATION
PRODUCTIVITY
34. 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.
HOLOGRAPHY
HARD DISK
LOAD
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CRITICAL THINKING
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
36. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ASSEMBLY LINE
WORK
FREQUENCY
INPUT
37. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ASSEMBLY LINE
ELECTROLYSis...
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
38. 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.
GLOBAL MARKET
FEEDBACK
BIO-CONVERSION
EVALUATION
39. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
TECHNOLOGY
HARD DISK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
40. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
41. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CIRCUIT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SENSORS
42. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
INPUT
CIRCUIT
ENGINEERING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
43. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
SENSORS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
44. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
AMPLITUDE
WORK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ANALYSIS
45. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
SENSORS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BIO-CONVERSION
EVALUATION
46. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
WORK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SATELLITE
47. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
FEEDBACK
MODULATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
48. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
SERIES CIRCUIT
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
KINETIC ENERGY
49. Someone who starts a business.
LOAD
ENTREPRENEUR
BIO-CONVERSION
NUCLEAR FISSION
50. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MOTHERBOARD