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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






2. 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.






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






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






5. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






8. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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).


22. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






24. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






27. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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.






39. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Creating things through the process of planning.






46. A popular movement.






47. The basic framework of a system






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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