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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
2. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
SENSORS
OPTIMIZATION
SYNTHESIS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
3. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
MODULATION
KINETIC ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
4. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SYSTEM
ELECTROLYSis...
5. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
ANALYSIS
SATELLITE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
6. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
EVALUATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
7. 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.
ANALYSIS
FREQUENCY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
FLUID POWER
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SATELLITE
9. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
TREND
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
10. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
ENTREPRENEUR
BIO-CONVERSION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SATELLITE
11. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
SERIES CIRCUIT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
12. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
CONSTRAINTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
ANALYSIS
MODULATION
13. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
NAFTA
OPTIMIZATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
14. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
FEEDBACK
PROFIT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FREQUENCY
15. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
EVALUATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
16. 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.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
LOAD
RECEIVERS
ENGINEERING
17. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
POWER
OPTIMIZATION
TEAM
FREQUENCY
18. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
FEEDBACK
CRITICAL THINKING
ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE
19. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
POWER
LOAD
NUCLEAR FISSION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
20. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
DESIGN
HARD DISK
SERIES CIRCUIT
SIMPLE MACHINES
21. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CONSTRAINTS
FLUID POWER
AMPLITUDE
22. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
POWER
KINETIC ENERGY
TREND
SENSORS
23. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CONSTRAINTS
SYNTHESIS
SENSORS
24. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
FREQUENCY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
25. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
AMPLITUDE
SIMULATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
26. 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
ENTREPRENEUR
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
27. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
SERIES CIRCUIT
PROCESS
CONSTRAINTS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
28. 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.
HARD DISK
BRAINSTORMING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
29. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
OPTIMIZATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
EVALUATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
30. Someone who starts a business.
ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
CRITERIA
SENSORS
31. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
TREND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CRITICAL THINKING
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
32. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
MODULATION
TECHNOLOGY
33. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITICAL THINKING
BIO-CONVERSION
ENTREPRENEUR
34. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
ELECTROLYSis...
ENGINEERING
IDENTITY THEFT
35. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
BOYLE'S LAW
36. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
TECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
GLOBAL MARKET
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
37. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
WORK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
38. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
GLOBAL MARKET
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
HARD DISK
39. The formal rules that guide the design process.
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PROCESS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
40. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
BIO-CONVERSION
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMPLE MACHINES
SERIES CIRCUIT
41. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CRITERIA
SIMPLE MACHINES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CIRCUIT
42. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
SERIES CIRCUIT
POWER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
LOAD
43. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MODULATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
BOYLE'S LAW
44. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
HOLOGRAPHY
SIMULATION
45. A resource that is entered into a system.
BOYLE'S LAW
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
TREND
INPUT
46. Creating things through the process of planning.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POTENTIAL ENERGY
DESIGN
47. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRAINTS
KINETIC ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
48. 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
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
49. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
CRITERIA
WORK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
50. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
AMPLITUDE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)