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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






2. 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.






3. The basic framework of a system






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






9. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






18. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






22. Someone who starts a business.






23. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






26. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






31. 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.'






32. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






34. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






43. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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