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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






4. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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


8. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.






9. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






30. The basic framework of a system






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






32. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






34. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.'






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






43. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






45. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them






46. A popular movement.






47. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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