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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






3. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






5. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






20. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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


25. 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.






26. 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.'






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






37. A resource that is entered into a system.






38. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






46. 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.






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






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






50. 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.