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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Energy in motion.






6. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.






7. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






23. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






27. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






30. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






45. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






47. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.'