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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. Someone who starts a business.






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






8. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






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






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






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






13. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






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






15. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






17. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. The basic framework of a system






29. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






30. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






37. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






41. Energy in motion.






42. Stored energy or energy at rest.






43. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






44. 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.'






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






46. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


47. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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