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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROFIT
SERIES CIRCUIT
CONSTRAINTS
2. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MOTHERBOARD
SIMULATION
TECHNOLOGY
3. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RECEIVERS
PROCESS
4. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
LOAD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SIMULATION
PROFIT
5. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SENSORS
SYNTHESIS
IDENTITY THEFT
MOTHERBOARD
6. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FREQUENCY
7. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROCESS
FLUID POWER
SERIES CIRCUIT
8. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ELECTROLYSis...
PROCESS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PRODUCTIVITY
9. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
DESIGN
FLUID POWER
CRITERIA
10. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
INPUT
TEAM
ANALYSIS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
11. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
PROCESS
IDENTITY THEFT
12. 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.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GLOBAL MARKET
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
BRAINSTORMING
13. 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.'
TREND
RAPID PROTOTYPING
AMPLITUDE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
14. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
15. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BOYLE'S LAW
NANOTECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
16. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
17. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
IMPACTS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
FLUID POWER
ENERGY
18. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ELECTROLYSis...
BOYLE'S LAW
MOTHERBOARD
19. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PROFIT
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
20. 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.
MOTHERBOARD
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
IMPACTS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
21. 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.
PRODUCTIVITY
SYSTEM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TEAM
22. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
LOAD
DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
23. Creating things through the process of planning.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
24. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
25. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
ENTREPRENEUR
POWER
NAFTA
PRODUCTIVITY
26. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
HARD DISK
GLOBAL MARKET
NAFTA
27. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
ENGINEERING
SIMULATION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
28. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
LOAD
SIMULATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
29. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MODULATION
LOAD
ASSEMBLY LINE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
30. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
TEAM
SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY LINE
CRITICAL THINKING
31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
PRODUCTIVITY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FEEDBACK
ENERGY
32. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ENERGY
TREND
ANALYSIS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
33. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
EVALUATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
ENTREPRENEUR
34. A popular movement.
CRITICAL THINKING
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
ASSEMBLY LINE
35. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
IMPACTS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
POWER
ENERGY
36. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
SATELLITE
MODULATION
PRODUCTIVITY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
37. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ELECTROLYSis...
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
BOYLE'S LAW
FREQUENCY
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.
ANALYSIS
FREQUENCY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
39. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
TREND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
40. The formal rules that guide the design process.
CIRCUIT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BIO-CONVERSION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
HARD DISK
ASSEMBLY LINE
RECEIVERS
CONSTRAINTS
42. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
EVALUATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
INPUT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
43. Someone who starts a business.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ENTREPRENEUR
CRITICAL THINKING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
44. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
TREND
45. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
MOTHERBOARD
LOAD
NAFTA
46. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ENERGY
PROCESS
IDENTITY THEFT
EVALUATION
47. Stored energy or energy at rest.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ANALYSIS
IMPACTS
48. 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.
AMPLITUDE
ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
PROCESS
49. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
FREQUENCY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
50. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ELECTROLYSis...
AMPLITUDE
BIO-CONVERSION