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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.






2. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






7. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






18. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






29. Stored energy or energy at rest.






30. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.'






34. A popular movement.






35. The basic framework of a system






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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