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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Heat generated within the Earth as the result of the decay of radioactive materials beneath the Earth's crust.






2. Someone who starts a business.






3. Creating things through the process of planning.






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






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






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






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






8. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






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






16. A resource that is entered into a system.






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






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






19. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






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






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






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






24. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Energy in motion.






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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


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






41. The basic framework of a system






42. Stored energy or energy at rest.






43. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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