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Technical Design And 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
WORK
ENERGY
2. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
EVALUATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
IMPACTS
3. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
EVALUATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
4. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
EVALUATION
NUCLEAR FISSION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
5. A popular movement.
LOAD
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TREND
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
6. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
KINETIC ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
PROCESS
7. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
TREND
NAFTA
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SATELLITE
8. Energy in motion.
ELECTROLYSis...
KINETIC ENERGY
PROFIT
NAFTA
9. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
MOTHERBOARD
ENTREPRENEUR
TEAM
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
10. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
IDENTITY THEFT
OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY
TREND
11. 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.
AMPLITUDE
BRAINSTORMING
TEAM
LOAD
12. 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.
TEAM
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
13. 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.'
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
TEAM
14. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
CIRCUIT
PROCESS
15. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROFIT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYNTHESIS
16. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
17. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CIRCUIT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
FREQUENCY
18. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
INPUT
SYSTEM
WORK
OPTIMIZATION
19. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
ENTREPRENEUR
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
CIRCUIT
FEEDBACK
20. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
CRITERIA
LOAD
ASSEMBLY LINE
21. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SATELLITE
EVALUATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
22. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
SENSORS
CONSTRAINTS
IDENTITY THEFT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
23. 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.
MODULATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FEEDBACK
CIRCUIT
24. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
PRODUCTIVITY
PROCESS
SENSORS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
25. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
SATELLITE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
FEEDBACK
ENERGY
26. 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.
PRODUCTIVITY
IMPACTS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SIMPLE MACHINES
27. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
EVALUATION
FEEDBACK
28. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
ANALYSIS
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
29. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
MOTHERBOARD
ASSEMBLY LINE
PROFIT
INPUT
30. 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.
LOAD
WORK
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SIMULATION
31. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
ASSEMBLY LINE
FLUID POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
32. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
INFRASTRUCTURE
ANALYSIS
BRAINSTORMING
BIO-CONVERSION
33. 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.
CONSTRAINTS
BIO-CONVERSION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
BRAINSTORMING
34. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
TECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
OPTIMIZATION
35. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GLOBAL MARKET
MODULATION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENERGY
36. Someone who starts a business.
TECHNOLOGY
ENTREPRENEUR
RECEIVERS
CONSTRAINTS
37. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NAFTA
RECEIVERS
38. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
BRAINSTORMING
39. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR
ANALYSIS
KINETIC ENERGY
40. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
41. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
ENTREPRENEUR
HOLOGRAPHY
SATELLITE
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
42. Creating things through the process of planning.
BOYLE'S LAW
DESIGN
NUCLEAR FISSION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
43. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
SIMPLE MACHINES
KINETIC ENERGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RECEIVERS
44. The basic framework of a system
NUCLEAR FISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM
SYNTHESIS
45. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
TECHNOLOGY
CRITICAL THINKING
SENSORS
NUCLEAR FISSION
46. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
CIRCUIT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ENGINEERING
47. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
MODULATION
NAFTA
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
HARD DISK
48. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
GLOBAL MARKET
SYSTEM
ANALYSIS
49. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
BIO-CONVERSION
OPTIMIZATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
50. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
AMPLITUDE
CONSTRAINTS
SERIES CIRCUIT