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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
FEEDBACK
FLUID POWER
SERIES CIRCUIT
BRAINSTORMING
2. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
WORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
3. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
CONSTRAINTS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MODULATION
4. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
IMPACTS
5. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
CRITERIA
BRAINSTORMING
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
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.
PROCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
7. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TREND
CRITICAL THINKING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
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.
POWER
PROFIT
TECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
9. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SIMPLE MACHINES
FLUID POWER
DESIGN
10. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
INFRASTRUCTURE
MODULATION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ANALYSIS
11. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
12. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
BRAINSTORMING
SIMULATION
BOYLE'S LAW
13. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
LOAD
SATELLITE
14. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
SYSTEM
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FREQUENCY
15. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
POWER
SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY LINE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
16. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
FREQUENCY
CIRCUIT
TREND
SERIES CIRCUIT
17. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SATELLITE
FLUID POWER
SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE
18. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
WORK
NUCLEAR FISSION
19. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
MODULATION
ANALYSIS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
20. Someone who starts a business.
NAFTA
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
SIMPLE MACHINES
ENTREPRENEUR
21. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
BOYLE'S LAW
22. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ELECTROLYSis...
PROFIT
ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
23. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
24. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
HARD DISK
25. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENGINEERING
26. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYSTEM
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
27. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ELECTROLYSis...
GLOBAL MARKET
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
28. Stored energy or energy at rest.
CIRCUIT
SERIES CIRCUIT
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
29. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENGINEERING
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
30. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
INPUT
BIO-CONVERSION
31. 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.
LOAD
ENERGY
TEAM
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
32. 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.
FEEDBACK
KINETIC ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
33. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
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34. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
HOLOGRAPHY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
RECEIVERS
35. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
RECEIVERS
TREND
LOAD
SIMPLE MACHINES
36. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
TEAM
SIMPLE MACHINES
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
37. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
38. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
SENSORS
TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENTREPRENEUR
39. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
CRITERIA
GLOBAL MARKET
ELECTROLYSis...
ENGINEERING
40. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SATELLITE
IDENTITY THEFT
41. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
KINETIC ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
42. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CONSTRAINTS
FREQUENCY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
43. A popular movement.
TECHNOLOGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
TREND
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
44. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
SERIES CIRCUIT
MOTHERBOARD
MODULATION
BOYLE'S LAW
45. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
CRITICAL THINKING
ELECTROLYSis...
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
HARD DISK
46. Energy in motion.
NAFTA
KINETIC ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MOTHERBOARD
47. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
CONSTRAINTS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TEAM
TREND
48. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SERIES CIRCUIT
NUCLEAR FISSION
SATELLITE
49. 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.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
MOTHERBOARD
BRAINSTORMING
50. 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.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FEEDBACK
AMPLITUDE