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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. The basic framework of a system






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






9. 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.






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






11. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






25. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






27. 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.






28. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Stored energy or energy at rest.






41. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






44. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. A resource that is entered into a system.