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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






2. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






8. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






9. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






10. Creating things through the process of planning.






11. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






15. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






18. 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.






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. A popular movement.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






44. The formal rules that guide the design process.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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