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STEM Study Guide
STEM Exam: Wed, 12.19.12
Question | Answer |
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An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress | Career |
A new method, idea, or product | Innovations |
The action of leading a group of people or an organization | Leadership |
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | Technology |
Computer programs with a user interface | Applications |
A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks | Broswer |
The imparting or exchanging of information or news | Communication |
The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interrupt and execute program instructions. | Central Processing Unit |
To copy data from computer system to another or to a disk | Download |
To communicate electronically on the computer | E-Mail (Electronic Mail) |
The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system | Hardware |
A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen | Hyperlink |
An international computer network providing e-mail and info from computers in educational institutions,government agencies, and industry, accessible to the genera public via modem links | Internet |
The programs and other operating info used by a computer | Software |
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | Technology |
Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet; a web address | URL |
A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data | Virus |
Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation | Analyze |
A spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems | Brainstorm |
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis | Data |
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made | Design |
To put into effect | Implement |
A 3D representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original | Model |
Serious of actions or steps taken to achieve an end | Process |
A person who purchases goods and services for personal use | Consumer |
A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others | Proposal |
An imaginary straight line passing through the center of a symmetrical solid about which a plane figure can be conceived as rotating to generate the solid | Axis |
Computer-aided design | CAD |
Cut or shape an object to particular measurments | Dimensions |
A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works | Egineer |
Consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one color | Monochrome |
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon especially a periodically elliptical revolution | Orbit |
An approximate representation, on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye | Perspective View |
A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate | Ecological footprint |
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings | Ecology |
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates | Environment |
The disposal of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil | Landfill |
The state of great comfort and extravagant living | Luxury |
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain | Natural resources |
The fact of being required or indispensable | Necessity |
Convert waste into reusable material | Recycling |
Of, or relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged | Sustainability |
The philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability | Sustainable design |
The using of a resource | Consumption |
Or, or relating to, or produced by the internal heat of the earth | Geothermal |
The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects | Pollution |
The ability to do something or act in a particular way, esp. as a faculty or a quality | Power |
Of, relating to, or determined by the sun | Solar |
Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity | Logic |
Provide a computer or other machine with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a particular task | Program |
A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically | Robot |
An estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future | Budget |
Time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust | Credit |
Provide funding for a person or enterprise | Finance |
A sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money | Interest |
A financial gain, esp. the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something | Profit |
The action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort | Concentration |
The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work | Creativity |
Complete and wholehearted devotion, especially to a career, ideal, etc. | Dedication |
The quality of being trustworthy and reliable | Dependability |
A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility | Duty |
The ability to assess and initiate things independently | Intiative |
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness | Integrity |
The competence or skill expected of a professional | Professionalism |