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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.






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


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






4. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






6. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






30. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. A popular movement.






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






46. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






48. 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.






49. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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