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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






13. Energy in motion.






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






15. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






17. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.






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






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






29. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






30. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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


49. 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.






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