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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. 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.
TEAM
WORK
IMPACTS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
2. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
KINETIC ENERGY
SYSTEM
ANALYSIS
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
3. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
GLOBAL MARKET
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
4. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ANALYSIS
PROCESS
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
5. 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.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
FLUID POWER
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
HARD DISK
6. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
SIMPLE MACHINES
KINETIC ENERGY
DESIGN
ASSEMBLY LINE
7. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ENERGY
SIMULATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
OPTIMIZATION
8. 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.
ANALYSIS
SIMPLE MACHINES
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
9. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
ELECTROLYSis...
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
10. 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.
CIRCUIT
LOAD
NAFTA
PRODUCTIVITY
11. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
12. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
CONSTRAINTS
IMPACTS
ASSEMBLY LINE
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
13. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
SYNTHESIS
BOYLE'S LAW
HARD DISK
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
14. 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.
FEEDBACK
SYNTHESIS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
15. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
ENERGY
IMPACTS
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
16. 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.
HARD DISK
LOAD
FREQUENCY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
17. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SIMPLE MACHINES
18. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
MOTHERBOARD
HARD DISK
CRITICAL THINKING
ANALYSIS
19. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NAFTA
BRAINSTORMING
EVALUATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
20. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SYSTEM
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
IDENTITY THEFT
SATELLITE
21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROFIT
BIO-CONVERSION
PRODUCTIVITY
22. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
OPTIMIZATION
INPUT
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
23. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
BIO-CONVERSION
SYSTEM
NUCLEAR FISSION
EVALUATION
24. A popular movement.
ELECTROLYSis...
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
TREND
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
25. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
NUCLEAR FISSION
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
ENTREPRENEUR
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
26. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
SIMULATION
PROFIT
ENGINEERING
SATELLITE
27. The basic framework of a system
ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMPLE MACHINES
28. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
HOLOGRAPHY
TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
RAPID PROTOTYPING
29. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TEAM
30. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
OPTIMIZATION
SIMULATION
BOYLE'S LAW
MODULATION
31. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ASSEMBLY LINE
CRITICAL THINKING
ENGINEERING
32. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
SIMPLE MACHINES
HOLOGRAPHY
FREQUENCY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
33. 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)
ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
34. Someone who starts a business.
SENSORS
TEAM
ENTREPRENEUR
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
35. Energy in motion.
WORK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
36. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
37. Creating things through the process of planning.
SATELLITE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DESIGN
38. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
BRAINSTORMING
INPUT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
HARD DISK
39. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
GLOBAL MARKET
ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
KINETIC ENERGY
40. A resource that is entered into a system.
KINETIC ENERGY
INPUT
HOLOGRAPHY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
41. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
KINETIC ENERGY
42. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROFIT
INPUT
43. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
BOYLE'S LAW
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
44. 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.
INPUT
AMPLITUDE
POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
45. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
AMPLITUDE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CONSTRAINTS
46. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
CONSTRAINTS
GLOBAL MARKET
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
SENSORS
47. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
FEEDBACK
NANOTECHNOLOGY
NAFTA
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
48. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
PROFIT
HARD DISK
RECEIVERS
BOYLE'S LAW
49. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
FREQUENCY
CIRCUIT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
50. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
PRODUCTIVITY
CRITICAL THINKING
SIMPLE MACHINES