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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. Someone who starts a business.






7. A resource that is entered into a system.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.'






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






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






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






21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.






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






29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






31. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






43. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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