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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
AMPLITUDE
ENGINEERING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
3. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
NUCLEAR FISSION
FLUID POWER
SYNTHESIS
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
4. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
RECEIVERS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENERGY
BRAINSTORMING
5. The basic framework of a system
INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
NAFTA
IDENTITY THEFT
6. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ASSEMBLY LINE
7. Energy in motion.
CRITERIA
KINETIC ENERGY
SATELLITE
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
8. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
CIRCUIT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
BOYLE'S LAW
RECEIVERS
9. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
SIMPLE MACHINES
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NAFTA
EVALUATION
10. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PROCESS
NAFTA
ELECTROLYSis...
11. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
CRITERIA
SERIES CIRCUIT
MODULATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
12. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
IMPACTS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
13. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FEEDBACK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
RAPID PROTOTYPING
14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
FEEDBACK
SIMULATION
ENERGY
ENTREPRENEUR
15. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CRITICAL THINKING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
16. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
BRAINSTORMING
RAPID PROTOTYPING
HARD DISK
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
17. 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.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
ENTREPRENEUR
18. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MODULATION
LOAD
TEAM
19. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
IDENTITY THEFT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PROCESS
SYSTEM
20. Stored energy or energy at rest.
LOAD
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
AMPLITUDE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
NANOTECHNOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
BIO-CONVERSION
FREQUENCY
22. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
CRITICAL THINKING
SATELLITE
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
23. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
IDENTITY THEFT
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ANALYSIS
HOLOGRAPHY
24. 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.
FEEDBACK
RAPID PROTOTYPING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
25. 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.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
NAFTA
LOAD
26. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
SATELLITE
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
BRAINSTORMING
TECHNOLOGY
27. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
IMPACTS
MOTHERBOARD
TEAM
28. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GLOBAL MARKET
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MOTHERBOARD
29. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
PRODUCTIVITY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
RECEIVERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
30. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
IDENTITY THEFT
FEEDBACK
NANOTECHNOLOGY
FLUID POWER
31. 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.
BOYLE'S LAW
FREQUENCY
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
GLOBAL MARKET
32. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
TEAM
CONSTRAINTS
ELECTROLYSis...
OPTIMIZATION
33. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
34. A very small solid state panel that contains light sensitive photo- sites or photo- diodes. The CCD uses the photo- sites to convert light into electrical signals transformed into an image.
ANALYSIS
MODULATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
ASSEMBLY LINE
35. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HARD DISK
MODULATION
36. Someone who starts a business.
ENTREPRENEUR
EVALUATION
SIMPLE MACHINES
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
37. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PRODUCTIVITY
TECHNOLOGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
38. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
SATELLITE
ANALYSIS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
39. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
INFRASTRUCTURE
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROCESS
FEEDBACK
40. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
INPUT
SYNTHESIS
NUCLEAR FISSION
TEAM
41. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE
NAFTA
KINETIC ENERGY
42. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
WORK
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
MODULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
43. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
RECEIVERS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MODULATION
44. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROFIT
45. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
ASSEMBLY LINE
EVALUATION
TEAM
LOAD
46. 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.
IDENTITY THEFT
LOAD
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
CONSTRAINTS
47. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
MODULATION
48. Creating things through the process of planning.
RECEIVERS
SATELLITE
NUCLEAR FISSION
DESIGN
49. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SYSTEM
FLUID POWER
ENERGY
50. The formal rules that guide the design process.
ENGINEERING
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE