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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






8. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






12. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






14. 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.






15. A popular movement.






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






17. The formal rules that guide the design process.






18. 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.






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






20. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






22. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.






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.'






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






25. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






36. The number of waves that pass through a given point in one second. It is commonly measured in a unit called hertz. 1Hz is equal to one complete wave cycle in one second.






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






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






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






40. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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