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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRODUCTIVITY
HARD DISK
CRITERIA
2. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
ENGINEERING
PROCESS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
BOYLE'S LAW
3. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
ENTREPRENEUR
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FEEDBACK
4. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
IMPACTS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CRITICAL THINKING
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
5. Energy in motion.
SERIES CIRCUIT
HARD DISK
KINETIC ENERGY
FLUID POWER
6. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
IMPACTS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
7. 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.
GLOBAL MARKET
FREQUENCY
SATELLITE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
8. 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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9. 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.
INPUT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
IMPACTS
PROFIT
10. 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.
GLOBAL MARKET
BRAINSTORMING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
BOYLE'S LAW
11. 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.
FEEDBACK
NUCLEAR FISSION
EVALUATION
TEAM
12. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INPUT
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
13. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FREQUENCY
POWER
14. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
ASSEMBLY LINE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
NAFTA
AMPLITUDE
15. Someone who starts a business.
TREND
ENTREPRENEUR
SERIES CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
16. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
SYSTEM
BIO-CONVERSION
AMPLITUDE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
17. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SYSTEM
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
18. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SYSTEM
NANOTECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
19. The basic framework of a system
ENTREPRENEUR
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROFIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
20. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
21. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CRITICAL THINKING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
22. 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.
CONSTRAINTS
BOYLE'S LAW
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SYNTHESIS
23. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
FEEDBACK
FREQUENCY
CONSTRAINTS
24. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
SATELLITE
FLUID POWER
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
25. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FREQUENCY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
RECEIVERS
26. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MOTHERBOARD
RECEIVERS
SENSORS
EVALUATION
27. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
SIMPLE MACHINES
ENERGY
28. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
CIRCUIT
FLUID POWER
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
29. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRODUCTIVITY
ENERGY
30. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
FEEDBACK
SIMULATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CRITERIA
31. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
AMPLITUDE
SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CONSTRAINTS
32. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
SYNTHESIS
ENTREPRENEUR
ENGINEERING
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
33. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HARD DISK
BOYLE'S LAW
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
34. 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.
POWER
ASSEMBLY LINE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TEAM
35. A popular movement.
MODULATION
TREND
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRODUCTIVITY
36. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
37. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IDENTITY THEFT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
38. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ENGINEERING
LOAD
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
39. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
FLUID POWER
SIMPLE MACHINES
SENSORS
SYNTHESIS
40. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
KINETIC ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
41. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
POWER
BIO-CONVERSION
EVALUATION
FLUID POWER
42. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SIMULATION
SYSTEM
FLUID POWER
43. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ASSEMBLY LINE
NAFTA
44. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MOTHERBOARD
LOAD
PRODUCTIVITY
45. 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.'
MODULATION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PROCESS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
46. 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
TEAM
BIO-CONVERSION
PROCESS
47. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
POWER
ASSEMBLY LINE
BIO-CONVERSION
TECHNOLOGY
48. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
SYNTHESIS
ENERGY
49. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
DESIGN
CRITICAL THINKING
BOYLE'S LAW
50. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
IMPACTS
INFRASTRUCTURE