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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
SIMPLE MACHINES
TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
2. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ELECTROLYSis...
SENSORS
KINETIC ENERGY
3. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
SIMULATION
BIO-CONVERSION
4. The basic framework of a system
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTROLYSis...
BIO-CONVERSION
5. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FLUID POWER
6. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
HOLOGRAPHY
SIMULATION
IDENTITY THEFT
FREQUENCY
7. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SATELLITE
CRITICAL THINKING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
8. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ENTREPRENEUR
ASSEMBLY LINE
9. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WORK
10. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
GLOBAL MARKET
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
11. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
PRODUCTIVITY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
12. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ENTREPRENEUR
CRITERIA
13. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
LOAD
NUCLEAR FISSION
HOLOGRAPHY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
14. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
SYSTEM
ELECTROLYSis...
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
15. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
OPTIMIZATION
HARD DISK
BIO-CONVERSION
IMPACTS
16. 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.
ELECTROLYSis...
LOAD
FLUID POWER
RAPID PROTOTYPING
17. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
CONSTRAINTS
MOTHERBOARD
POWER
18. 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.
AMPLITUDE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ASSEMBLY LINE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
19. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
BOYLE'S LAW
WORK
RECEIVERS
GLOBAL MARKET
20. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
ELECTROLYSis...
NUCLEAR FISSION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
KINETIC ENERGY
21. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
HOLOGRAPHY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
23. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
NUCLEAR FISSION
GLOBAL MARKET
WORK
24. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
25. 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.
TREND
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENGINEERING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
26. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
EVALUATION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
27. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PRODUCTIVITY
28. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SYSTEM
AMPLITUDE
29. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ENGINEERING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TREND
30. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
INFRASTRUCTURE
MODULATION
SYNTHESIS
SATELLITE
31. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
TREND
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TECHNOLOGY
32. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENTREPRENEUR
PRODUCTIVITY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
33. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DESIGN
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
INPUT
34. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
ELECTROLYSis...
IDENTITY THEFT
OPTIMIZATION
CIRCUIT
35. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
LOAD
FREQUENCY
ENERGY
36. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
WORK
FEEDBACK
RECEIVERS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
37. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
FREQUENCY
NAFTA
CRITICAL THINKING
PRODUCTIVITY
38. Someone who starts a business.
ENGINEERING
CONSTRAINTS
ENTREPRENEUR
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
39. 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.
LOAD
POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
ENERGY
40. Stored energy or energy at rest.
RECEIVERS
FEEDBACK
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
41. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
MOTHERBOARD
CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
42. A resource that is entered into a system.
PROCESS
DESIGN
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INPUT
43. The formal rules that guide the design process.
FLUID POWER
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
POTENTIAL ENERGY
44. 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.
GLOBAL MARKET
BOYLE'S LAW
IMPACTS
PROCESS
45. A popular movement.
TREND
PROCESS
HARD DISK
SIMPLE MACHINES
46. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
47. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
AMPLITUDE
SIMPLE MACHINES
INFRASTRUCTURE
KINETIC ENERGY
48. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
PRODUCTIVITY
SYSTEM
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
49. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
FEEDBACK
LOAD
KINETIC ENERGY
PROCESS
50. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
IDENTITY THEFT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CIRCUIT