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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The knowledge - tools - machines - skills - and other things that people make and do to send and receive information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






14. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






18. Someone who starts a business.






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






20. The basic framework of a system






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Stored energy or energy at rest.






30. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






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






36. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






38. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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