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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
FEEDBACK
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HOLOGRAPHY
2. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
ANALYSIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
IDENTITY THEFT
3. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
FLUID POWER
WORK
SERIES CIRCUIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
4. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ASSEMBLY LINE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NANOTECHNOLOGY
5. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
BOYLE'S LAW
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
POWER
SYSTEM
6. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
INPUT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROFIT
HARD DISK
7. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
BOYLE'S LAW
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
8. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ELECTROLYSis...
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
GLOBAL MARKET
9. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
KINETIC ENERGY
RECEIVERS
SYNTHESIS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
10. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
11. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
GLOBAL MARKET
NAFTA
SERIES CIRCUIT
12. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
FEEDBACK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
13. A resource that is entered into a system.
TREND
INPUT
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
14. 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.
BOYLE'S LAW
NUCLEAR FISSION
ELECTROLYSis...
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
15. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ELECTROLYSis...
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
TREND
NUCLEAR FISSION
16. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
MODULATION
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
17. 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)
ELECTROLYSis...
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
18. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
PROFIT
19. 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
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
20. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
AMPLITUDE
21. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
TEAM
POTENTIAL ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
22. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
SYNTHESIS
PRODUCTIVITY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HARD DISK
23. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
IDENTITY THEFT
HOLOGRAPHY
PRODUCTIVITY
24. 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
NUCLEAR FISSION
ENTREPRENEUR
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
25. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CONSTRAINTS
MODULATION
ENERGY
26. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
IMPACTS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TREND
RAPID PROTOTYPING
27. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
IMPACTS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
28. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
BOYLE'S LAW
WORK
29. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
SERIES CIRCUIT
30. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CRITERIA
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
31. Creating things through the process of planning.
CRITICAL THINKING
DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
32. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MODULATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ENGINEERING
33. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
WORK
SYNTHESIS
34. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
BOYLE'S LAW
HOLOGRAPHY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENTREPRENEUR
35. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
HARD DISK
TREND
CIRCUIT
FEEDBACK
36. Someone who starts a business.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ENTREPRENEUR
SYNTHESIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
37. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
LOAD
SERIES CIRCUIT
RECEIVERS
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
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
39. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
HARD DISK
SIMULATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PROCESS
40. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
HOLOGRAPHY
ASSEMBLY LINE
ELECTROLYSis...
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
41. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
POWER
INPUT
HOLOGRAPHY
PROFIT
42. A popular movement.
ASSEMBLY LINE
FLUID POWER
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
43. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
FREQUENCY
HOLOGRAPHY
NAFTA
INPUT
44. The basic framework of a system
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ANALYSIS
OPTIMIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
45. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
GLOBAL MARKET
POWER
SENSORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
46. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
IDENTITY THEFT
FLUID POWER
MODULATION
CONSTRAINTS
47. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GLOBAL MARKET
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
48. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
TREND
MODULATION
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
49. 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.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
LOAD
IMPACTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
50. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
BIO-CONVERSION
ASSEMBLY LINE
EVALUATION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)