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