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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
WORK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
IMPACTS
CRITERIA
2. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
KINETIC ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
3. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FREQUENCY
SENSORS
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.
ANALYSIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
IMPACTS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
5. 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.'
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROFIT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
MODULATION
6. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
LOAD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
7. 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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8. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ANALYSIS
PROCESS
SIMPLE MACHINES
SATELLITE
9. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
SIMPLE MACHINES
10. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRODUCTIVITY
CIRCUIT
11. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ENERGY
TEAM
ELECTROLYSis...
BRAINSTORMING
12. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ASSEMBLY LINE
MOTHERBOARD
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENGINEERING
13. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
14. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
RECEIVERS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
15. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
SATELLITE
ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
ANALYSIS
16. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
EVALUATION
AMPLITUDE
INPUT
POWER
17. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
TREND
SYNTHESIS
HARD DISK
NUCLEAR FISSION
18. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
TREND
SIMULATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
19. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
NUCLEAR FISSION
TREND
20. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ELECTROLYSis...
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POWER
21. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
KINETIC ENERGY
DESIGN
SYNTHESIS
HOLOGRAPHY
22. 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
SERIES CIRCUIT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
23. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
24. Creating things through the process of planning.
ELECTROLYSis...
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
25. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
FLUID POWER
PROFIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SENSORS
26. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CRITICAL THINKING
SIMULATION
GLOBAL MARKET
27. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
SATELLITE
ENGINEERING
28. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
ANALYSIS
IDENTITY THEFT
EVALUATION
29. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
HOLOGRAPHY
MOTHERBOARD
30. A popular movement.
IMPACTS
SYNTHESIS
TREND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
31. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
RECEIVERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
DESIGN
32. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FLUID POWER
MODULATION
33. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
CRITICAL THINKING
BIO-CONVERSION
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENERGY
34. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
BIO-CONVERSION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
35. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ASSEMBLY LINE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
36. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
FLUID POWER
37. Someone who starts a business.
GLOBAL MARKET
ENTREPRENEUR
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
38. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
INPUT
NUCLEAR FISSION
AMPLITUDE
39. 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.
PROCESS
NUCLEAR FISSION
SATELLITE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
40. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
41. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
PRODUCTIVITY
CRITICAL THINKING
EVALUATION
42. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
IDENTITY THEFT
CONSTRAINTS
MOTHERBOARD
RAPID PROTOTYPING
43. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
TECHNOLOGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SATELLITE
44. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
BIO-CONVERSION
SERIES CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
SYNTHESIS
45. 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.
FREQUENCY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DESIGN
46. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
SYNTHESIS
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
47. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
SIMULATION
IDENTITY THEFT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
48. A resource that is entered into a system.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
INPUT
49. The basic framework of a system
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGN
SYSTEM
50. The formal rules that guide the design process.
WORK
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
INPUT