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Technical Design And Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
MODULATION
FLUID POWER
SERIES CIRCUIT
CRITICAL THINKING
2. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
SERIES CIRCUIT
AMPLITUDE
GLOBAL MARKET
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
3. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
ENGINEERING
ENERGY
LOAD
ELECTROLYSis...
4. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
SENSORS
ENERGY
FEEDBACK
POWER
5. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
MODULATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSis...
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
6. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
POWER
PROFIT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
7. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
AMPLITUDE
NAFTA
ENERGY
8. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
FEEDBACK
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MOTHERBOARD
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
9. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
IMPACTS
SATELLITE
RECEIVERS
10. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
PROCESS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
CRITERIA
11. A resource that is entered into a system.
OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INPUT
12. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
CRITERIA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
INPUT
13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
FEEDBACK
FLUID POWER
ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
14. The long term storage mechanism of a computer. It holds the computer programs used for word processing - playing games - and other tasks.
HARD DISK
RECEIVERS
BOYLE'S LAW
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
15. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
AMPLITUDE
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR FISSION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
16. 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.
DESIGN
CRITICAL THINKING
FEEDBACK
POTENTIAL ENERGY
17. 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.
DESIGN
NAFTA
LOAD
CIRCUIT
18. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
19. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
CRITERIA
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WORK
20. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
ASSEMBLY LINE
NAFTA
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
21. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
SIMPLE MACHINES
KINETIC ENERGY
22. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SENSORS
ANALYSIS
PROCESS
23. 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
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
ELECTROLYSis...
24. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
DESIGN
INPUT
ENTREPRENEUR
25. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
WORK
KINETIC ENERGY
ANALYSIS
26. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
MODULATION
MOTHERBOARD
CRITERIA
27. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
AMPLITUDE
SIMULATION
ANALYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
28. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
BIO-CONVERSION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
KINETIC ENERGY
FREQUENCY
29. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ELECTROLYSis...
TREND
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
30. Energy in motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
DESIGN
31. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
FLUID POWER
BIO-CONVERSION
SYNTHESIS
PROCESS
32. 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.
SIMPLE MACHINES
BRAINSTORMING
POWER
FLUID POWER
33. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
TEAM
BOYLE'S LAW
SYNTHESIS
34. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
BOYLE'S LAW
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TECHNOLOGY
INPUT
35. The basic framework of a system
AMPLITUDE
OPTIMIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
TREND
36. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PROCESS
KINETIC ENERGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
37. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
ENTREPRENEUR
SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM
38. A device that orbits the Earth and receives messages from one location and transmits them to another.
SATELLITE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERIES CIRCUIT
39. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
NAFTA
DESIGN
SATELLITE
ENERGY
40. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
LOAD
ENGINEERING
CONSTRAINTS
41. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
KINETIC ENERGY
CRITICAL THINKING
BIO-CONVERSION
CIRCUIT
42. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
LOAD
CRITICAL THINKING
INFRASTRUCTURE
MODULATION
43. Stored energy or energy at rest.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SYNTHESIS
NUCLEAR FISSION
44. The judgement of the end result based upon given criteria.
HOLOGRAPHY
BRAINSTORMING
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
EVALUATION
45. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
ENGINEERING
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
SYSTEM
46. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TREND
PROFIT
47. 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.
BRAINSTORMING
NUCLEAR FISSION
SYSTEM
SATELLITE
48. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
NUCLEAR FISSION
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SIMPLE MACHINES
POWER
49. 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.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
EVALUATION
FREQUENCY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
50. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
ENERGY
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
LOAD
HOLOGRAPHY