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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The act of breaking a particular subject into different parts to achieve clarity of understanding.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






20. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.'






26. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






30. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






39. Someone who starts a business.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. A popular movement.






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






50. 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.