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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 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.






3. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






5. 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.






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






7. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






10. Someone who starts a business.






11. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






14. 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.






15. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.'






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






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






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






24. The basic framework of a system






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






26. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






30. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






40. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






42. A popular movement.






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






44. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






45. Energy in motion.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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