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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The use of a computer system to produce technical drawings and/or design a product.






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






31. 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.'






32. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






33. 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.






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






35. The basic framework of a system






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Creating things through the process of planning.






49. 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.






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