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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






32. 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.






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


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






35. Someone who starts a business.






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






37. 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.'






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






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






40. The basic framework of a system






41. A popular movement.






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






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






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






45. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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