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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






2. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






4. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






13. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






27. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






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






33. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






50. Energy in motion.