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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.






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






3. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






4. Stored energy or energy at rest.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. The basic framework of a system






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






18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






38. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






44. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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

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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.'