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






2. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






3. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.






4. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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


14. Someone who starts a business.






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






16. The formal rules that guide the design process.






17. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Energy in motion.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. The basic framework of a system






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






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






37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






38. 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.






39. 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.'






40. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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