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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
LOAD
BRAINSTORMING
MODULATION
INPUT
2. 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.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MODULATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PRODUCTIVITY
3. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
BRAINSTORMING
OPTIMIZATION
ANALYSIS
4. A popular movement.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
SYSTEM
TREND
5. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
CONSTRAINTS
TREND
EVALUATION
PROCESS
6. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
IDENTITY THEFT
BIO-CONVERSION
CRITICAL THINKING
7. 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.
SYNTHESIS
GLOBAL MARKET
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
LOAD
8. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
MOTHERBOARD
FREQUENCY
TREND
GLOBAL MARKET
9. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
MOTHERBOARD
WORK
OPTIMIZATION
10. 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.
TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
11. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ELECTROLYSis...
CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
12. 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.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
AMPLITUDE
PROCESS
13. 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.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
RECEIVERS
14. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RECEIVERS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
15. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
DESIGN
SIMPLE MACHINES
FREQUENCY
16. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
OPTIMIZATION
ASSEMBLY LINE
BOYLE'S LAW
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
17. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
SERIES CIRCUIT
CIRCUIT
SIMPLE MACHINES
18. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
SATELLITE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
FEEDBACK
AMPLITUDE
19. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
20. The formal rules that guide the design process.
AMPLITUDE
LOAD
NUCLEAR FISSION
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
21. 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.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
NAFTA
IMPACTS
SATELLITE
22. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
SIMPLE MACHINES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
PRODUCTIVITY
23. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ELECTROLYSis...
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SIMPLE MACHINES
24. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
MOTHERBOARD
SERIES CIRCUIT
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
25. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
TREND
NUCLEAR FISSION
PRODUCTIVITY
26. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENERGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
27. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
PROFIT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SATELLITE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
28. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
ENGINEERING
CONSTRAINTS
NAFTA
RAPID PROTOTYPING
29. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
SATELLITE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SERIES CIRCUIT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
30. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
NAFTA
CRITERIA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
IDENTITY THEFT
31. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
FEEDBACK
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
32. 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.
WORK
CIRCUIT
OPTIMIZATION
POWER
33. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
AMPLITUDE
34. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
MOTHERBOARD
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ASSEMBLY LINE
35. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
OPTIMIZATION
BRAINSTORMING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
BIO-CONVERSION
36. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
KINETIC ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
SERIES CIRCUIT
PROFIT
37. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
BIO-CONVERSION
DESIGN
38. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
IDENTITY THEFT
CONSTRAINTS
PRODUCTIVITY
39. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ENGINEERING
BOYLE'S LAW
HOLOGRAPHY
40. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
FREQUENCY
ENTREPRENEUR
SYSTEM
41. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENGINEERING
SIMULATION
42. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
HOLOGRAPHY
ENTREPRENEUR
BRAINSTORMING
SYSTEM
43. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ENGINEERING
EVALUATION
HOLOGRAPHY
44. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
SIMULATION
ENERGY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
45. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
IMPACTS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
46. 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.'
DESIGN
FEEDBACK
KINETIC ENERGY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
47. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
IDENTITY THEFT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PROCESS
48. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ENTREPRENEUR
SIMPLE MACHINES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
ELECTROLYSis...
SYNTHESIS
CRITERIA
FREQUENCY
50. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
SYNTHESIS
SIMPLE MACHINES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL