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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CRITERIA
TEAM
NUCLEAR FISSION
2. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
LOAD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION
SYSTEM
3. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
SIMULATION
BOYLE'S LAW
4. 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.
AMPLITUDE
MOTHERBOARD
TEAM
IMPACTS
5. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CRITICAL THINKING
6. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
BRAINSTORMING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SIMULATION
MOTHERBOARD
7. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
RECEIVERS
POWER
NAFTA
OPTIMIZATION
8. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
BOYLE'S LAW
BIO-CONVERSION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENGINEERING
9. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
WORK
SIMULATION
10. A popular movement.
CRITERIA
TREND
SERIES CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
11. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
PROFIT
WORK
TEAM
SERIES CIRCUIT
12. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SENSORS
CRITICAL THINKING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
KINETIC ENERGY
13. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POWER
EVALUATION
14. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SATELLITE
SIMPLE MACHINES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
15. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BRAINSTORMING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
16. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
17. The formal rules that guide the design process.
BIO-CONVERSION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BOYLE'S LAW
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
18. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
BIO-CONVERSION
ENTREPRENEUR
19. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
FEEDBACK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
20. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
POWER
SYNTHESIS
21. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
TECHNOLOGY
HOLOGRAPHY
22. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
ENGINEERING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
23. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
GLOBAL MARKET
RECEIVERS
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
24. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SYNTHESIS
IDENTITY THEFT
PROCESS
25. Creating things through the process of planning.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
BIO-CONVERSION
OPTIMIZATION
DESIGN
26. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
KINETIC ENERGY
27. 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.
LOAD
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
AMPLITUDE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
28. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
SIMULATION
CRITERIA
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SERIES CIRCUIT
29. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
SYNTHESIS
30. 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.'
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROCESS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SIMPLE MACHINES
31. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
WORK
32. Stored energy or energy at rest.
BRAINSTORMING
SIMULATION
AMPLITUDE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
33. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
KINETIC ENERGY
AMPLITUDE
34. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRODUCTIVITY
35. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SIMULATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
36. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
37. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ASSEMBLY LINE
ELECTROLYSis...
DESIGN
38. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
ENERGY
SIMPLE MACHINES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
39. 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.
NAFTA
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
AMPLITUDE
40. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INPUT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
41. Energy in motion.
PROFIT
KINETIC ENERGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
LOAD
42. 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.
NUCLEAR FISSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ASSEMBLY LINE
FEEDBACK
43. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
DESIGN
SYNTHESIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
44. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
SYSTEM
IMPACTS
RECEIVERS
AMPLITUDE
45. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ASSEMBLY LINE
WORK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
EVALUATION
46. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
RECEIVERS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
47. 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.
POWER
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
WORK
48. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
LOAD
SENSORS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
49. 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.
NAFTA
FREQUENCY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
50. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ANALYSIS