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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. The basic framework of a system






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The formal rules that guide the design process.






15. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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.






27. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


28. 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.'






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






30. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom.






31. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






34. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A popular movement.






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






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