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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
BRAINSTORMING
CONSTRAINTS
SATELLITE
HARD DISK
2. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SYNTHESIS
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
OPTIMIZATION
3. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
POWER
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
BRAINSTORMING
DESIGN
4. 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.'
DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
5. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
NUCLEAR FISSION
MOTHERBOARD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
6. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROFIT
7. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BIO-CONVERSION
FEEDBACK
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
8. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
9. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
MODULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
10. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
FLUID POWER
POTENTIAL ENERGY
WORK
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
11. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
RECEIVERS
TEAM
12. The basic framework of a system
DESIGN
HARD DISK
ASSEMBLY LINE
INFRASTRUCTURE
13. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
IDENTITY THEFT
CRITICAL THINKING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
14. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
RECEIVERS
IMPACTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
15. A resource that is entered into a system.
INPUT
AMPLITUDE
POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
16. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BIO-CONVERSION
ANALYSIS
KINETIC ENERGY
17. 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.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
POWER
18. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
FREQUENCY
19. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
TEAM
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
IMPACTS
MODULATION
20. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
NUCLEAR FISSION
NAFTA
HOLOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
21. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ELECTROLYSis...
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ASSEMBLY LINE
22. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
LOAD
FLUID POWER
SIMULATION
CRITERIA
23. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HARD DISK
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
24. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
EVALUATION
KINETIC ENERGY
PROCESS
SENSORS
25. Creating things through the process of planning.
GLOBAL MARKET
DESIGN
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
26. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
27. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HOLOGRAPHY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
BIO-CONVERSION
28. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
SYSTEM
HOLOGRAPHY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IDENTITY THEFT
29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
IMPACTS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
30. 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.
BIO-CONVERSION
OPTIMIZATION
IMPACTS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
31. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
ANALYSIS
RECEIVERS
CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
32. Stored energy or energy at rest.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
FEEDBACK
SYSTEM
33. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
DESIGN
WORK
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CONSTRAINTS
34. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
GLOBAL MARKET
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
FLUID POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
35. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
FREQUENCY
AMPLITUDE
36. 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.
AMPLITUDE
FLUID POWER
CRITERIA
ENERGY
37. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SERIES CIRCUIT
PROFIT
LOAD
38. A popular movement.
SIMULATION
TREND
RECEIVERS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
39. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
BOYLE'S LAW
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
40. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
DESIGN
ANALYSIS
POWER
TECHNOLOGY
41. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
ASSEMBLY LINE
NAFTA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
42. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
DESIGN
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
43. The amount of resistance the power system must overcome or - alternatively - the amount of force output by the power system: also can be referred to as weight or pressure.
CRITERIA
ELECTROLYSis...
LOAD
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CIRCUIT
GLOBAL MARKET
SYNTHESIS
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
45. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
MODULATION
ENERGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
46. 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.
ASSEMBLY LINE
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
47. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
OPTIMIZATION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENTREPRENEUR
48. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
PROFIT
SYSTEM
KINETIC ENERGY
POWER
49. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
SIMPLE MACHINES
MODULATION
SATELLITE
50. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ENERGY
NAFTA
ANALYSIS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS