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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.






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






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






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






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






6. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






17. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






18. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






22. 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.






23. The basic framework of a system






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






25. Energy in motion.






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






27. 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.






28. A popular movement.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Stored energy or energy at rest.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. A resource that is entered into a system.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.'