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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
AMPLITUDE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
FLUID POWER
CRITICAL THINKING
2. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY
CRITERIA
3. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
ANALYSIS
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
4. 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.'
ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
5. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
GLOBAL MARKET
IDENTITY THEFT
HOLOGRAPHY
6. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
RECEIVERS
7. A resource that is entered into a system.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
INPUT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
8. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROCESS
ENGINEERING
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
9. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROFIT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PROCESS
10. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
NAFTA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
SYSTEM
11. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
POWER
RAPID PROTOTYPING
AMPLITUDE
12. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
SYSTEM
KINETIC ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
ELECTROLYSis...
13. 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.
MOTHERBOARD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
LOAD
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
14. 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.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
MOTHERBOARD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
15. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
FLUID POWER
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENERGY
16. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
ELECTROLYSis...
INPUT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
BIO-CONVERSION
17. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
GLOBAL MARKET
IMPACTS
ENTREPRENEUR
18. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
CRITERIA
DESIGN
SYNTHESIS
PROFIT
19. 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.
SYNTHESIS
MODULATION
FREQUENCY
POWER
20. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
MOTHERBOARD
CIRCUIT
PROFIT
WORK
21. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY
22. 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.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SATELLITE
FEEDBACK
INFRASTRUCTURE
23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CRITERIA
ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
HOLOGRAPHY
24. Creating things through the process of planning.
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
PRODUCTIVITY
ASSEMBLY LINE
25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
NAFTA
CONSTRAINTS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
26. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ANALYSIS
MOTHERBOARD
ENGINEERING
27. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
SYSTEM
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENGINEERING
OPTIMIZATION
28. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
PROFIT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SIMPLE MACHINES
NAFTA
29. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
FLUID POWER
WORK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
30. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SYNTHESIS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TEAM
31. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CIRCUIT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
32. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
SERIES CIRCUIT
TEAM
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENERGY
33. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
BRAINSTORMING
SATELLITE
HOLOGRAPHY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
34. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
ANALYSIS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRAINTS
IDENTITY THEFT
35. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SYNTHESIS
MODULATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
GLOBAL MARKET
36. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TEAM
INFRASTRUCTURE
NAFTA
37. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
ENTREPRENEUR
CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
38. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
ELECTROLYSis...
SYNTHESIS
DESIGN
SIMULATION
39. A popular movement.
RECEIVERS
TREND
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
WORK
40. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SENSORS
MODULATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
41. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
IMPACTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
42. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
IMPACTS
GLOBAL MARKET
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
43. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
44. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
HOLOGRAPHY
BRAINSTORMING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
45. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
RECEIVERS
FLUID POWER
INPUT
SIMPLE MACHINES
46. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
BRAINSTORMING
SYSTEM
TEAM
47. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ASSEMBLY LINE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
48. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
INPUT
TREND
ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
49. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
GLOBAL MARKET
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
HARD DISK
50. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
NAFTA
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SATELLITE