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Technical Design And Engineering

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






2. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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


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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.'






13. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. The formal rules that guide the design process.






22. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






26. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






35. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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