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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






2. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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

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






8. 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.






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






10. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






13. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.






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






15. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






17. 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.






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






19. The basic framework of a system






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






21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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.






24. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.'






33. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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