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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 process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.






2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






4. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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.






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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


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






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






19. Energy in motion.






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






22. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






26. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






28. The formal rules that guide the design process.






29. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.






30. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






32. Someone who starts a business.






33. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.






34. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.






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






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






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






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






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






40. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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