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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






3. Someone who starts a business.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. A popular movement.






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






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






26. The formal rules that guide the design process.






27. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.






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






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






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






31. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Energy in motion.






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






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


41. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






43. A resource that is entered into a system.






44. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






45. 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.






46. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.






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






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






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






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