Test your basic knowledge |

Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
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. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






15. 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.






16. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






31. 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.






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






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






34. The basic framework of a system






35. A popular movement.






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






37. Energy in motion.






38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.'






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






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






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






46. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






47. 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.






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






49. Creating things through the process of planning.






50. Someone who starts a business.