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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






8. 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.






9. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.'






16. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






29. 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.






30. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






38. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






45. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






49. The basic framework of a system






50. Someone who starts a business.