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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. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






6. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






7. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.






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






9. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






14. The basic framework of a system






15. 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.






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






17. A resource that is entered into a system.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






30. Creating things through the process of planning.






31. Someone who starts a business.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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