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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






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






3. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






7. Someone who starts a business.






8. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






13. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






15. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






25. 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.






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


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






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






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






30. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






44. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.