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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.






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






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






4. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






6. The basic framework of a system






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






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






9. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Creating things through the process of planning.






20. A resource that is entered into a system.






21. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






24. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.'






31. 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.






32. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. A popular movement.






41. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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