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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.






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






3. Someone who starts a business.






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






5. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






7. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






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






12. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






14. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A popular movement.






26. 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.






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






28. Creating things through the process of planning.






29. 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.






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






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






32. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






34. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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







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