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Technical Design And Engineering

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A resource that is entered into a system.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






38. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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