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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. Someone who starts a business.
HOLOGRAPHY
PROFIT
ENTREPRENEUR
CIRCUIT
2. The basic framework of a system
PRODUCTIVITY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
INFRASTRUCTURE
HARD DISK
3. A resource that is entered into a system.
SYNTHESIS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
INPUT
ENERGY
4. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
POWER
SIMPLE MACHINES
RECEIVERS
IDENTITY THEFT
5. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
RAPID PROTOTYPING
CRITERIA
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
6. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CRITICAL THINKING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM
FREQUENCY
7. The act of putting different things together to form a new product or idea.
IMPACTS
SYNTHESIS
SYSTEM
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
8. 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.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
IMPACTS
SIMPLE MACHINES
ENTREPRENEUR
9. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).
10. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
PROFIT
SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
DESIGN
11. 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.'
ENERGY
DESIGN
GLOBAL MARKET
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
12. Energy in motion.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
FEEDBACK
KINETIC ENERGY
SENSORS
13. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
IMPACTS
PRODUCTIVITY
CIRCUIT
HARD DISK
14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
BIO-CONVERSION
FREQUENCY
ENERGY
15. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
ENGINEERING
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
MODULATION
PROFIT
16. 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.
MODULATION
RECEIVERS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
AMPLITUDE
17. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
FREQUENCY
SENSORS
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
18. A wave created by electric and magnetic fields;it travels through the air like ripples in a pool of water.
AMPLITUDE
OPTIMIZATION
CONSTRAINTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
19. A popular movement.
TREND
SYSTEM
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
BIO-CONVERSION
20. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
SYNTHESIS
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
OPTIMIZATION
21. 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.
LOAD
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORK
ELECTROLYSis...
22. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
GLOBAL MARKET
SENSORS
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSTRAINTS
23. The use of simple machines to multiply the output force of a mechanical system.
SERIES CIRCUIT
BOYLE'S LAW
TREND
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
24. 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.
EVALUATION
RAPID PROTOTYPING
ELECTROLYSis...
FREQUENCY
25. The money a business makes after all expenses have been paid
ENTREPRENEUR
HOLOGRAPHY
PROFIT
SIMULATION
26. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
OPTIMIZATION
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
27. The path by which electric current or pulses flow.
ELECTROLYSis...
NANOTECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CIRCUIT
28. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
NUCLEAR FISSION
CRITERIA
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ANALYSIS
29. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.
SIMPLE MACHINES
SATELLITE
IDENTITY THEFT
ENERGY
30. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
PRODUCTIVITY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
31. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SIMULATION
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
MODULATION
32. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
FEEDBACK
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
GLOBAL MARKET
33. A circuit in which electricity flows along a single path to more than one device.
SERIES CIRCUIT
DESIGN
TREND
NAFTA
34. The field of knowledge relating to materials as they exists on a molecular or atomic level.
ENERGY
DESIGN
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
35. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
WORK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENERGY
ELECTROLYSis...
36. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING
ASSEMBLY LINE
37. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
SERIES CIRCUIT
FEEDBACK
ENERGY
38. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
NAFTA
LOAD
OPTIMIZATION
39. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.
FEEDBACK
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
40. The formal rules that guide the design process.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
ELECTROLYSis...
SIMULATION
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
41. 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.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
ENERGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
42. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
RECEIVERS
FLUID POWER
IDENTITY THEFT
TEAM
43. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
PROFIT
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
44. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
45. Creating things through the process of planning.
DESIGN
SYSTEM
SERIES CIRCUIT
POWER
46. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
SYNTHESIS
PRODUCTIVITY
47. The path by which a message travels from the sender to receiver.
RECEIVERS
BRAINSTORMING
SYSTEM
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
48. 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.
CRITERIA
BRAINSTORMING
CONSTRAINTS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
49. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.
IMPACTS
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
SENSORS
TECHNOLOGY
50. 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.
POWER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
FREQUENCY
TEAM