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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.'






9. Someone who starts a business.






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






11. A popular movement.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






18. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






20. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Energy in motion.






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






29. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






34. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






37. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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