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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






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






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






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






5. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






15. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. Energy in motion.






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






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






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






38. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






45. 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.'






46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






49. A resource that is entered into a system.






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