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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






2. 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.






3. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






8. A resource that is entered into a system.






9. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






17. 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.






18. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






19. The basic framework of a system






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






21. 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.






22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






24. 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.






25. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.'






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






48. Someone who starts a business.






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






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