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Technical Design And Engineering
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1. A device that creates a mechanical advantage. Complex machines are based on 6 simple machines in various combinations.
OPTIMIZATION
ENGINEERING
SIMPLE MACHINES
FLUID POWER
2. The superimposition of sine waves on electromagnetic carrier waves.
HARD DISK
MODULATION
TECHNOLOGY
KINETIC ENERGY
3. Energy in motion.
ENERGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
FREQUENCY
KINETIC ENERGY
4. A circuit in which electricity flows along more than one path.
ELECTROLYSis...
PROCESS
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
PRODUCTIVITY
5. A series of operations that includes all of the activities that must be performed in order for the system to yield the expected result.
ELECTROLYSis...
PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
6. The imitation - as closely as possible - of the real- life circumstances in which a solution is intended to be used.
EVALUATION
SIMULATION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
7. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
BIO-CONVERSION
SIMPLE MACHINES
PROCESS
8. A group of people working together to accomplish a common goal.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
TEAM
ENTREPRENEUR
IMPACTS
9. The use of computers in each stage of the design process.
PROFIT
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
10. Stored energy or energy at rest.
ENTREPRENEUR
DESIGN
SENSORS
POTENTIAL ENERGY
11. Standards that a product must meet to be accepted.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ASSEMBLY LINE
CRITERIA
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
12. The use of pressurized liquid or gasses to control and transmit power.
IDENTITY THEFT
ENTREPRENEUR
FLUID POWER
TREND
13. The comparison of the amount of goods produced (output) to the amount of resources (input) that produced them
SATELLITE
CRITERIA
PRODUCTIVITY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
14. Someone who starts a business.
CRITERIA
ASSEMBLY LINE
ENTREPRENEUR
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
15. Creating things through the process of planning.
EVALUATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
DESIGN
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
16. Restriction or limit placed on a product.
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
HARD DISK
POWER
CONSTRAINTS
17. The use of lasers to record realistic images of three- dimensional objects.
LOAD
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING
HOLOGRAPHY
18. An agreement that permits free trade among member nations. The decrease in trade barriers help manufacturers find larger markets for there product.
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECEIVERS
NAFTA
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
19. The use of force to act on an object in order to move move the object in the same direction as the force.
BOYLE'S LAW
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
WORK
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
20. A language - used to write computer programs - that can easily be translated into machine language.
ASSEMBLY LINE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
OPTIMIZATION
SATELLITE
21. The combination of knowledge of science - mathematics - technology - and communication to solve technology problems.
RECEIVERS
PROCESS
ENERGY
ENGINEERING
22. The process of turning abstractions of thought into concrete ideas.
DIGITAL WORK FLOW
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CRITICAL THINKING
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
23. 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.'
RECEIVERS
IDENTITY THEFT
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(CPU)
24. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.
HARD DISK
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
RAPID PROTOTYPING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
25. A method of obtaining energy from waste products
MOTHERBOARD
BIO-CONVERSION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
POWER
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.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TREND
FEEDBACK
RAPID PROTOTYPING
27. A unit that collects waves and decodes information contained within those waves.
SERIES CIRCUIT
EVALUATION
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
RECEIVERS
28. The design of equipment and environments to promote human health - safety - and well- being; sometimes referred to as ergonomics.
ELECTROLYSis...
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
ENTREPRENEUR
ANALYSIS
29. The use of 3D CAD drawings to create real models of a product within a sort of time.
CIRCUIT
IDENTITY THEFT
RAPID PROTOTYPING
SIMPLE MACHINES
30. 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.
ANALYSIS
HOLOGRAPHY
DESIGN
BRAINSTORMING
31. 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.
INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SERIES CIRCUIT
32. Trade of products and services on a global scale.
GLOBAL MARKET
SIMULATION
NANOTECHNOLOGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
33. A popular movement.
SATELLITE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
TREND
IMPACTS
34. Current flow in which electrons move in only one direction.
CRITICAL THINKING
POTENTIAL ENERGY
FLUID POWER
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
35. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.
NUCLEAR FISSION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
ANALYSIS
36. 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.
AMPLITUDE
INPUT
TECHNOLOGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
37. Studying the effects of a given technology to determine its impact.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
SYSTEM
38. A device capable of detecting (sensing) changes in its environment; light and movement are examples.
HARD DISK
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SENSORS
WORK
39. The technology field focused on sending messages and other in formation using different means.
HARD DISK
INPUT
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NUCLEAR FISSION
40. The process of creating the most effective and functional product or process while meeting all the criteria and constraints.
PRODUCTIVITY
SATELLITE
SIMULATION
OPTIMIZATION
41. In a computer - the primary circuit board to which all internal componnets are connected either directly or indirectly.
BIO-CONVERSION
MOTHERBOARD
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD)
FEEDBACK
42. A production process in which the part or product moves down a line from one station to the next while parts are added.
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
NAFTA
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ASSEMBLY LINE
43. The passage of electric current through an electrolytic fluid for the purpose of separating molecules.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
FLUID POWER
ELECTROLYSis...
TECHNOLOGY
44. A production system in which products are made one at a time according to customer's specifications.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
CUSTOM PRODUCTION
SENSORS
NANOTECHNOLOGY
45. A resource that is entered into a system.
SATELLITE
INPUT
CIRCUIT
INFRASTRUCTURE
46. Processes and knowledge that can be used to extend human abilities as well as satisfy human needs and wants.
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
CRITERIA
PROFIT
47. 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.
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE (CCD)
CIRCUIT
ELECTROLYSis...
CRITERIA
48. The capacity to do work or exert effort.
TEAM
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
49. A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal. The basic parts of a system are input - process - and output.
CRITICAL THINKING
SYSTEM
IMPACTS
FEEDBACK
50. The basic framework of a system
DESIGN
INFRASTRUCTURE
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
HARD DISK