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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The unlawful acquisition of some one's personal information for use without their consent.






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






3. Stored energy or energy at rest.






4. 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.






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






6. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. A popular movement.






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. Someone who starts a business.






44. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






45. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. A resource that is entered into a system.