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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






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






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






4. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


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






35. 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.






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






37. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






44. 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.






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






46. Someone who starts a business.






47. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






48. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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






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