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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.






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






15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






17. The basic framework of a system






18. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






20. Energy in motion.






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






30. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






33. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






38. Someone who starts a business.






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






40. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






44. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. A resource that is entered into a system.