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TEN100: Technology Engineering Test #1Study Guide

Chapters 1-3: The Engineering Process

Engineering:Interdisciplinary feld, drawing on scientifc and mathematicalnowledge o! the natural world to create human"uilt technologies$

Engineers:Indi%iduals who use the laws and theories that scientists de%elop todesign new technologies$

Technology:&nything people do to change the natural world to suit human needsand wants$

Constraints:& limitation to e considered in designing and de%elopingtechnology$

Criteria:'esired !eatures o! a product$

Patent: 'ocument issued y the go%ernment that gi%es an in%entor the sole rightto mae, distriute, or sell a particular in%ention !or a certain numer o! years$

Pugh Matrix:a tool used to !acilitate a disciplined, team"ased process !orconcept generation and selection$

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Chapter 4: Engineering DrawingScale:The ratio o! an o(ect in a drawing to the si)e o! the true o(ect$

Metric system:System o! measurement in which all units are ased on multipleso! ten$

i!!en "ines:'ashed lines that are drawn to show part o! a drawing*s geometrythat can not e seen directly in a particular %iew$

Chapters #-$: Pro!uction Processes

Mass mar%et:re!ers to a product made !or all consumers in general+ the producthas a wide range o! a%ailale customers ut typically has tougher competition$

&iche mar%et:descries a product tailored !or a specifc target demographic+ theproduct has a narrow range o! customers ut can typically yield higher profts peritem$

Mar%et research:process o! learning more aout consumers* attitudes andthoughts aout products$

'ssem(ly line system:allows !or continuous manu!acturing wherey good areproduced at a steady rate$

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)atch pro!uction:the process o! producing standardi)ed parts or components inuantity to e assemled later into larger parts$

*nterchangea(le parts:-re"!aricated, standardi)ed parts that are assemled

into products$

System:a group o! parts that wors together to achie%e a certain goal$

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Chapter +: Manu,acturing

Separating:The process o! remo%ing unwanted materials$

e((ing:The process o! stapling sheets o! !aric together$

.orming:The process o! using !orce to shape a material$

'ssem(ling:The process o! putting the parts o! a product together$

Mol!ing an! Casting: -rocess y which material is liuefed, poured into a moldo! a desired shape, allowed to solidi!y in that shape, then remo%es !orm the mold$

Con!itioning: &ny process that uses high temperatures, chemicals, or mechanical!orce to change the properties o! a material$

.inishing:The fnal treatment done to the sur!ace o! a product to mae it moreattracti%e to the consumer$