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Technical Design And Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The law that states that if the pressure of a gas increases - the volume decreases (provided that the temperature remains constant).


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Energy in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. A popular movement.






27. 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.






28. A resource that is entered into a system.






29. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






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






31. A method of obtaining energy from waste products






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






33. The formal rules that guide the design process.






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






35. Someone who starts a business.






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






37. The capacity to do work or exert effort.






38. Current flow in which electrons reverse direction at regular intervals.






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. Restriction or limit placed on a product.






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






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






43. Stored energy or energy at rest.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.