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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. A popular movement.






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






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






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






6. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






8. A resource that is entered into a system.






9. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






11. Someone who starts a business.






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






13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






23. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






26. The formal rules that guide the design process.






27. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






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






29. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






31. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






33. The basic framework of a system






34. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.'






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.






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


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






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






48. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.






49. Energy in motion.






50. A method of obtaining energy from waste products