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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
PROCESS
POWER
ASSEMBLY LINE
FEEDBACK
2. 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.
ANALYSIS
BIO-CONVERSION
ELECTROLYSis...
POWER
3. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
SIMULATION
SENSORS
OPTIMIZATION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
4. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
SENSORS
MODULATION
ELECTROLYSis...
NUCLEAR FISSION
5. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
TREND
FLUID POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
SERIES CIRCUIT
6. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INPUT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ENERGY
7. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
LOAD
OPTIMIZATION
CONSTRAINTS
FREQUENCY
8. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
HOLOGRAPHY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
KINETIC ENERGY
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
9. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
PROCESS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
AMPLITUDE
10. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
EVALUATION
11. 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)
TREND
FREQUENCY
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
12. 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.
CRITICAL THINKING
BRAINSTORMING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RECEIVERS
13. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
BOYLE'S LAW
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
14. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SENSORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
15. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
POWER
NAFTA
PROCESS
SIMPLE MACHINES
16. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
AMPLITUDE
PROFIT
MODULATION
HOLOGRAPHY
17. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
TEAM
IMPACTS
18. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
TECHNOLOGY
BRAINSTORMING
CRITICAL THINKING
SYSTEM
19. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
20. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
FREQUENCY
BIO-CONVERSION
SATELLITE
BOYLE'S LAW
21. The basic framework of a system
SENSORS
ENTREPRENEUR
AMPLITUDE
INFRASTRUCTURE
22. 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.
SYNTHESIS
IMPACTS
RECEIVERS
LOAD
23. 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.
SENSORS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
FLUID POWER
AMPLITUDE
24. 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.
FEEDBACK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROFIT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
25. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
ANALYSIS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
26. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
NUCLEAR FISSION
INPUT
NAFTA
27. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
PROFIT
28. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
OPTIMIZATION
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
TREND
29. 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.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
IMPACTS
LOAD
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
30. Energy in motion.
SYSTEM
BIO-CONVERSION
KINETIC ENERGY
EVALUATION
31. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
SYNTHESIS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
BOYLE'S LAW
INFRASTRUCTURE
32. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
SENSORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
33. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
WORK
BIO-CONVERSION
MODULATION
34. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
DESIGN
MODULATION
SENSORS
35. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
SIMULATION
IDENTITY THEFT
IMPACTS
SERIES CIRCUIT
36. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
MODULATION
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
37. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
SATELLITE
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
38. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
ENERGY
PROFIT
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
BRAINSTORMING
39. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
TECHNOLOGY
NAFTA
TREND
ENGINEERING
40. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
TREND
ASSEMBLY LINE
PROFIT
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
41. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
DESIGN
WORK
IDENTITY THEFT
PRODUCTIVITY
42. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
CIRCUIT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
43. A popular movement.
TREND
SIMPLE MACHINES
PRODUCTIVITY
EVALUATION
44. Someone who starts a business.
PROCESS
SIMULATION
ENTREPRENEUR
FEEDBACK
45. The formal rules that guide the design process.
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ANALYSIS
46. Stored energy or energy at rest.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID PROTOTYPING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
47. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
CRITICAL THINKING
TREND
ELECTROLYSis...
48. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
AMPLITUDE
DESIGN
MOTHERBOARD
49. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
IDENTITY THEFT
MODULATION
50. 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.
EVALUATION
DESIGN
RECEIVERS
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION