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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






13. A resource that is entered into a system.






14. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






18. A popular movement.






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






20. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


29. 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.






30. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






41. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






42. The basic framework of a system






43. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






44. Creating things through the process of planning.






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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 group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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