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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.






2. 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.






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






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






5. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.'






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






11. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






23. A popular movement.






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






25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






28. A resource that is entered into a system.






29. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






31. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Energy in motion.






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






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






45. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






48. Someone who starts a business.






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






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