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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






3. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.






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






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






6. Someone who starts a business.






7. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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.'






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






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






16. 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.






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


18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






23. Stored energy or energy at rest.






24. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






25. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






26. The basic framework of a system






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






28. 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.






29. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






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






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






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






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






34. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






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






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






37. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






38. Energy in motion.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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.






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






47. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






50. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.