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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






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






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






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






5. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.






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






17. Energy in motion.






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






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






20. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






21. 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.






22. A resource that is entered into a system.






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


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






25. 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.






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






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






28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






29. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






30. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






33. A popular movement.






34. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






48. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






49. 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.






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