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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.






2. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






4. 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.'






5. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.






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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






15. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






16. 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.






17. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






18. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






21. The formal rules that guide the design process.






22. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






23. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






24. A resource that is entered into a system.






25. 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.






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






27. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






28. The basic framework of a system






29. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






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






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






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






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






34. Energy in motion.






35. 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.






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






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






38. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.






39. A popular movement.






40. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






41. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






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






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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


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






46. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






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






48. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






49. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






50. 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.