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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






10. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






12. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






15. 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.






16. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






17. 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.






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






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






20. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.






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






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






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






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






25. The basic framework of a system






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






27. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






28. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






34. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.






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






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






37. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.






38. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.'