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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


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






3. 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.






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






5. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






7. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






21. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






22. 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.






23. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A popular movement.






43. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.'






48. Energy in motion.






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






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






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