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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






3. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.'






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






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






23. The formal rules that guide the design process.






24. A popular movement.






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






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






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






28. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






39. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






40. Energy in motion.






41. A resource that is entered into a system.






42. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






45. The basic framework of a system






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






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






48. 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.






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






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