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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The basic framework of a system






14. 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.






15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






18. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






21. 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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22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






23. 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.'






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






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






26. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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.






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






39. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Creating things through the process of planning.






50. 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.