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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






7. The formal rules that guide the design process.






8. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Creating things through the process of planning.






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


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






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






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






22. 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.'






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






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






25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






28. A popular movement.






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






30. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






32. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






50. A resource that is entered into a system.