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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.






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






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






4. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






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






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






22. 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.'






23. A resource that is entered into a system.






24. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






28. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






29. The basic framework of a system






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






31. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.






32. Energy in motion.






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






34. 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.






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






36. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






43. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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