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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. Stored energy or energy at rest.
ANALYSIS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
2. 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.
CRITICAL THINKING
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
AMPLITUDE
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
3. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ENERGY
SYSTEM
ASSEMBLY LINE
4. 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ANALYSIS
LOAD
5. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SIMPLE MACHINES
WORK
6. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
NAFTA
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
7. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
RECEIVERS
BRAINSTORMING
SYSTEM
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
8. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ENTREPRENEUR
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
AMPLITUDE
9. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
NAFTA
IMPACTS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CIRCUIT
10. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
CRITICAL THINKING
RECEIVERS
HARD DISK
11. A popular movement.
TREND
POTENTIAL ENERGY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
EVALUATION
12. 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.
SENSORS
GLOBAL MARKET
NAFTA
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
BIO-CONVERSION
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
14. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
CRITERIA
ELECTROLYSis...
ENTREPRENEUR
BOYLE'S LAW
15. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
MOTHERBOARD
FREQUENCY
16. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
BOYLE'S LAW
HOLOGRAPHY
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
GLOBAL MARKET
17. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
CRITERIA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
18. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
KINETIC ENERGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
19. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
BRAINSTORMING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
20. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
MODULATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFIT
MOTHERBOARD
21. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FLUID POWER
SYNTHESIS
SENSORS
22. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SERIES CIRCUIT
SIMPLE MACHINES
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
23. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MOTHERBOARD
SYNTHESIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
HOLOGRAPHY
24. 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.
FREQUENCY
FLUID POWER
PROFIT
IMPACTS
25. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
BRAINSTORMING
FREQUENCY
26. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
TEAM
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
27. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SYNTHESIS
PRODUCTIVITY
DESIGN
28. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CRITERIA
PROFIT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
29. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SERIES CIRCUIT
30. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
IDENTITY THEFT
FEEDBACK
TREND
31. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
CONSTRAINTS
ENERGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
WORK
32. A resource that is entered into a system.
HOLOGRAPHY
INPUT
BRAINSTORMING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
33. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
KINETIC ENERGY
HOLOGRAPHY
IDENTITY THEFT
ANALYSIS
34. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ANALYSIS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
POWER
NUCLEAR FISSION
EVALUATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
36. Energy in motion.
PRODUCTIVITY
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
ANALYSIS
37. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
CONSTRAINTS
ENERGY
OPTIMIZATION
PROFIT
38. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
CRITICAL THINKING
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
39. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
TECHNOLOGY
MODULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
CONSTRAINTS
40. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
TEAM
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
SIMPLE MACHINES
41. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
INPUT
ASSEMBLY LINE
SENSORS
42. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
MOTHERBOARD
CONSTRAINTS
RECEIVERS
MODULATION
43. The formal rules that guide the design process.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
44. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
AMPLITUDE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SERIES CIRCUIT
45. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
CRITICAL THINKING
46. 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.
POWER
DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
ELECTROLYSis...
47. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
PROFIT
48. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
FREQUENCY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENGINEERING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
49. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FREQUENCY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
IDENTITY THEFT
50. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
TECHNOLOGY
EVALUATION
RECEIVERS
FREQUENCY