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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Someone who starts a business.






8. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






19. 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.'






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






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






22. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






23. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






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






27. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. Stored energy or energy at rest.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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