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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






3. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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


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






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






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






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






9. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






12. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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 a message travels from the sender to receiver.






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






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






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






21. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






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






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






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. Energy in motion.






27. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






37. The basic framework of a system






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Someone who starts a business.






49. A popular movement.






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