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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






3. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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


13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






23. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






36. 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.






37. A popular movement.






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






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






40. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






46. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






50. 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.