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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
WORK
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
TEAM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
2. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
WORK
HOLOGRAPHY
OPTIMIZATION
3. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
TECHNOLOGY
TEAM
MOTHERBOARD
PRODUCTIVITY
4. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENERGY
ELECTROLYSis...
ENERGY
5. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
OPTIMIZATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
6. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
WORK
BRAINSTORMING
SERIES CIRCUIT
7. Creating things through the process of planning.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
DESIGN
8. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CONSTRAINTS
9. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
ELECTROLYSis...
GLOBAL MARKET
SYNTHESIS
POWER
10. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
TECHNOLOGY
BIO-CONVERSION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HOLOGRAPHY
11. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
12. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
BOYLE'S LAW
HARD DISK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
13. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SENSORS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
NUCLEAR FISSION
14. 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.
LOAD
RECEIVERS
HOLOGRAPHY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
15. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ENERGY
NAFTA
BOYLE'S LAW
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
16. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
NAFTA
HARD DISK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
17. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IDENTITY THEFT
18. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
OPTIMIZATION
WORK
19. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
MOTHERBOARD
LOAD
20. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
AMPLITUDE
DESIGN
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
21. 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.
FREQUENCY
RECEIVERS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
22. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
DESIGN
NANOTECHNOLOGY
OPTIMIZATION
FLUID POWER
23. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CRITICAL THINKING
SENSORS
ENERGY
POWER
24. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
ELECTROLYSis...
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MOTHERBOARD
25. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
WORK
MODULATION
26. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
PROCESS
RECEIVERS
INPUT
PROFIT
27. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HOLOGRAPHY
NUCLEAR FISSION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
28. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SENSORS
PROCESS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
29. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SYSTEM
30. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
FLUID POWER
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CIRCUIT
31. 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.
FREQUENCY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
AMPLITUDE
IMPACTS
32. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SENSORS
NUCLEAR FISSION
33. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
TECHNOLOGY
PROCESS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HARD DISK
34. 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.
TREND
FLUID POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
BRAINSTORMING
35. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
BOYLE'S LAW
CRITICAL THINKING
36. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
POWER
SENSORS
SIMPLE MACHINES
SIMULATION
37. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
KINETIC ENERGY
CONSTRAINTS
FLUID POWER
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
38. 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.
FEEDBACK
CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
39. A resource that is entered into a system.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
INPUT
HARD DISK
40. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
CRITERIA
SENSORS
SATELLITE
LOAD
41. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING
42. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SIMPLE MACHINES
43. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
NAFTA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FEEDBACK
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
44. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
PROCESS
BIO-CONVERSION
SIMULATION
45. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
IDENTITY THEFT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
POWER
46. A popular movement.
TREND
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRODUCTIVITY
BIO-CONVERSION
47. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
FREQUENCY
BIO-CONVERSION
PROFIT
48. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SIMPLE MACHINES
BRAINSTORMING
EVALUATION
49. Stored energy or energy at rest.
NAFTA
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
50. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
KINETIC ENERGY
NAFTA
MOTHERBOARD
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)