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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.'
HOLOGRAPHY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
INPUT
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
2. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
RECEIVERS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY
3. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
FREQUENCY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
4. 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.
LOAD
NAFTA
SIMULATION
PRODUCTIVITY
5. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
TREND
SYNTHESIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ELECTROLYSis...
6. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SYNTHESIS
LOAD
POWER
7. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CRITERIA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FEEDBACK
8. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
FLUID POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITICAL THINKING
9. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
IMPACTS
10. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
SYNTHESIS
CRITICAL THINKING
FLUID POWER
RECEIVERS
11. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
IDENTITY THEFT
12. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BIO-CONVERSION
HOLOGRAPHY
ENERGY
13. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
FEEDBACK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INFRASTRUCTURE
14. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
PROFIT
LOAD
15. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ELECTROLYSis...
CONSTRAINTS
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
16. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
ENTREPRENEUR
BIO-CONVERSION
AMPLITUDE
17. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
PRODUCTIVITY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MOTHERBOARD
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
18. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
TEAM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SIMPLE MACHINES
WORK
19. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
SYNTHESIS
IMPACTS
MOTHERBOARD
CRITERIA
20. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
21. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
SYSTEM
IMPACTS
INPUT
22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
POWER
MODULATION
SYNTHESIS
23. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
PROFIT
IDENTITY THEFT
NAFTA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
24. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CRITERIA
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
25. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SIMPLE MACHINES
MOTHERBOARD
CRITICAL THINKING
26. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
TREND
HOLOGRAPHY
PRODUCTIVITY
NAFTA
27. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
PROCESS
BIO-CONVERSION
DESIGN
28. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BOYLE'S LAW
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ENGINEERING
29. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
30. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
ENGINEERING
SENSORS
SIMULATION
DESIGN
31. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
TEAM
SIMPLE MACHINES
NUCLEAR FISSION
32. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMPLE MACHINES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROFIT
33. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
WORK
PRODUCTIVITY
34. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
SYNTHESIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CIRCUIT
WORK
35. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ENTREPRENEUR
SATELLITE
TEAM
36. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
OPTIMIZATION
KINETIC ENERGY
POWER
37. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CONSTRAINTS
SATELLITE
AMPLITUDE
38. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RECEIVERS
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
39. A popular movement.
SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TREND
ASSEMBLY LINE
40. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
HOLOGRAPHY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROCESS
41. Creating things through the process of planning.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
DESIGN
42. Someone who starts a business.
LOAD
ENTREPRENEUR
CIRCUIT
SENSORS
43. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MODULATION
HOLOGRAPHY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
44. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
NAFTA
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CRITICAL THINKING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
45. 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.
BIO-CONVERSION
SENSORS
IMPACTS
KINETIC ENERGY
46. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
SENSORS
ENERGY
RECEIVERS
ANALYSIS
47. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FREQUENCY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
48. Energy in motion.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FLUID POWER
KINETIC ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
49. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
DESIGN
ENERGY
BOYLE'S LAW
RAPID PROTOTYPING
50. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CRITICAL THINKING
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYSTEM