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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.






2. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






11. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






14. Energy in motion.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.'






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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. Trade of products and services on a global scale.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






48. The basic framework of a system






49. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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