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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.






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






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






4. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






8. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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


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






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






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






14. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






15. Stored energy or energy at rest.






16. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






18. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






19. A popular movement.






20. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






22. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






35. Energy in motion.






36. A resource that is entered into a system.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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