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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
SERIES CIRCUIT
NUCLEAR FISSION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
2. 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.
AMPLITUDE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROCESS
3. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
TEAM
BOYLE'S LAW
ELECTROLYSis...
4. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
CRITICAL THINKING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
5. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
HARD DISK
ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TEAM
6. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
DESIGN
INPUT
FLUID POWER
PROCESS
7. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMPLE MACHINES
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
DESIGN
8. The formal rules that guide the design process.
POWER
PROCESS
NAFTA
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
9. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FLUID POWER
PROFIT
ENGINEERING
10. Stored energy or energy at rest.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
NAFTA
POTENTIAL ENERGY
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.
NAFTA
TREND
FLUID POWER
FEEDBACK
12. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
WORK
SIMPLE MACHINES
POWER
13. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
ENTREPRENEUR
TREND
PRODUCTIVITY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
14. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
15. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
WORK
MODULATION
ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
16. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HOLOGRAPHY
17. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
SATELLITE
ENERGY
CIRCUIT
PRODUCTIVITY
18. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
IDENTITY THEFT
SIMPLE MACHINES
POWER
19. Someone who starts a business.
MOTHERBOARD
CRITICAL THINKING
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
20. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
MOTHERBOARD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
OPTIMIZATION
21. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PROCESS
HARD DISK
22. Energy in motion.
SIMPLE MACHINES
AMPLITUDE
KINETIC ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
23. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
OPTIMIZATION
CIRCUIT
CRITICAL THINKING
24. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
TREND
HOLOGRAPHY
GLOBAL MARKET
MOTHERBOARD
25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FREQUENCY
ENTREPRENEUR
26. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
NAFTA
ENTREPRENEUR
BOYLE'S LAW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
27. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
28. 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.
SIMULATION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
INFRASTRUCTURE
NAFTA
29. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SYSTEM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
30. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENERGY
BOYLE'S LAW
NANOTECHNOLOGY
31. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
ANALYSIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
NAFTA
32. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
SATELLITE
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
33. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SYSTEM
SIMPLE MACHINES
ELECTROLYSis...
BRAINSTORMING
34. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
SENSORS
NAFTA
HOLOGRAPHY
SYNTHESIS
35. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
MODULATION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
EVALUATION
36. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
MOTHERBOARD
PROCESS
SENSORS
TECHNOLOGY
37. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ANALYSIS
SIMPLE MACHINES
FEEDBACK
38. A popular movement.
DESIGN
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TREND
39. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
40. 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.
BOYLE'S LAW
BRAINSTORMING
IMPACTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
41. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
INFRASTRUCTURE
INPUT
SIMULATION
42. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
GLOBAL MARKET
DESIGN
ASSEMBLY LINE
SENSORS
43. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
DESIGN
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENGINEERING
CIRCUIT
44. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
45. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTROLYSis...
TEAM
GLOBAL MARKET
46. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FEEDBACK
GLOBAL MARKET
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FLUID POWER
47. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
FREQUENCY
NAFTA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
48. 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.
CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR
FREQUENCY
TREND
49. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
POWER
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
50. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
ENTREPRENEUR
IMPACTS
EVALUATION
SENSORS