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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






11. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. The basic framework of a system






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






34. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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


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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.'






50. Restriction or limit placed on a product.