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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






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






3. 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.






4. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.






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






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


7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.'






30. 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.






31. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






33. Creating things through the process of planning.






34. Energy in motion.






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






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






37. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






38. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






46. The formal rules that guide the design process.






47. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






48. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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