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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CONSTRAINTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
TEAM
2. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
3. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
FREQUENCY
ENERGY
MOTHERBOARD
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
4. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
PRODUCTIVITY
SERIES CIRCUIT
SYSTEM
IMPACTS
5. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
IMPACTS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
KINETIC ENERGY
6. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
GLOBAL MARKET
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ENERGY
7. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
BIO-CONVERSION
SATELLITE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
FEEDBACK
8. Energy in motion.
PROFIT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
KINETIC ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
9. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SIMULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
10. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
SYNTHESIS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TEAM
SIMULATION
11. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
KINETIC ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
SIMULATION
12. 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.
FREQUENCY
OPTIMIZATION
MOTHERBOARD
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
13. 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.
FLUID POWER
POWER
AMPLITUDE
INPUT
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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ANALYSIS
INPUT
BRAINSTORMING
15. 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.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
KINETIC ENERGY
IMPACTS
16. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
CIRCUIT
DESIGN
FREQUENCY
ENERGY
17. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
TEAM
PROFIT
EVALUATION
ENERGY
18. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
MOTHERBOARD
TECHNOLOGY
19. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
SERIES CIRCUIT
POWER
ENERGY
20. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
RECEIVERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
21. The basic framework of a system
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
FLUID POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
HOLOGRAPHY
TEAM
MODULATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
23. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
RECEIVERS
24. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
FEEDBACK
FREQUENCY
25. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CIRCUIT
HOLOGRAPHY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
26. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
LOAD
POWER
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
27. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
28. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
ANALYSIS
ENGINEERING
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
29. Stored energy or energy at rest.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
BRAINSTORMING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
WORK
30. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ANALYSIS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
31. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
MOTHERBOARD
NAFTA
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
OPTIMIZATION
32. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
SIMPLE MACHINES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
FEEDBACK
ENERGY
33. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
FLUID POWER
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SYNTHESIS
34. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
35. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
FEEDBACK
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HOLOGRAPHY
SYNTHESIS
36. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
SIMPLE MACHINES
CRITICAL THINKING
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
37. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
HARD DISK
FLUID POWER
CONSTRAINTS
38. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
POWER
KINETIC ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
39. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
PRODUCTIVITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
POWER
40. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
41. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
GLOBAL MARKET
CIRCUIT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
KINETIC ENERGY
42. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
WORK
ELECTROLYSis...
CRITERIA
MODULATION
43. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
CRITERIA
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
WORK
BOYLE'S LAW
44. The formal rules that guide the design process.
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
45. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
ENERGY
CRITERIA
FLUID POWER
46. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
WORK
ANALYSIS
POWER
IDENTITY THEFT
47. A resource that is entered into a system.
CRITERIA
WORK
KINETIC ENERGY
INPUT
48. 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.
TECHNOLOGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
EVALUATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
IDENTITY THEFT
SATELLITE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
50. A popular movement.
SYSTEM
HARD DISK
TREND
ELECTROLYSis...