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Tech Vocab
Tech Vocab For Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Data | Facts and statistics used for reference or analysis |
| Design Brief | A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution |
| Design process | - A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice |
| Design Statement | - A part of the design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed. |
| Designer | - A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work |
| Detail Drawing | A dimensioned, working drawing if a single part, also referred to as a part drawing |
| Ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
| Emphasis | Special importance, value, or prominence given to something |
| Engineer | A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. |
| Engineer’s Notebook | Also referred to as an Engineer’s Logbook, a Design Notebook, or a Designer’s Notebook 1. A record of design ideas generated in the course of an engineer’s employment that others may not claim as their own. |
| English System | Also referred to as the U.S. Customary system. The measuring system based on the foot, second, and pound as units of length, time, and weight or mass. |
| Ergonomics | The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently |
| Ethical | Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional standards of contact |
| Ethics | The moral principles governing or influencing conduct |
| Evaluate | To form an idea of the amount or value of; assess |
| Evolution | A gradual development |
| Manufacture | To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery |
| Marketing | The promotion and selling of products or services |
| Manufacturing Process | The transformation of raw material into finished good |
| Mock-up | Also referred to as an Appearance Model. It is a model or replica of a machine or structure for instructional or experimental purposes |
| Mode | The value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data |
| Model | - A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an object or design, often smaller than the original. |
| Market Research | The activity of gathering information about consumers’ needs and preferences |
| Negotiation | Mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement |
| Nominal size | The designation of the size established for a commercial product |
| Process | 1. Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and use products or systems; 2. A systematic sequence of actions that combines resources to produce an output. |
| Non-Renewable Resource | A resource or raw material that cannot be grown or replaced once used |
| Product | A tangible artifact produced by either human or mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process. |
| Profile | An outline of something as seen from one side |
| Normal Distribution | A function that represents the distribution of variables as a symmetrical bell-shaped graph |
| Problem Statement | A part of design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client’s or target consumer’s problem, need, or want |
| Raw Material | Any natural resource that is used to make a finished product |
| Repeatability | The ability to replicate or duplicate a result |
| Research | The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. |
| Residue | A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken away |
| Standard | Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison |
| Product Lifecycle | Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the market place. |
| Statistics | A function that represents the distribution of variables as a symmetrical bell-shaped graph |
| Renewable Resource | A resource or raw material that can be grown and replaced |
| Software Piracy | The illegal copying, distributing, or use of software |
| Whistle Blowing | When a person raises a concern about wrongdoing occurring in an organization or body of people |
| Obligations | Requirements arising from a person, situation, or circumstances that specify what must or must not be done for moral, legal, religious, or institutional reasons |
| Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | A government organization whose mission is to assure the safety and health of America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards; |
| National Institute for Engineering Ethics(NIEE) | Created in 1988, but became an independent organization in 1995 |
| National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) | Founded in 1934, it strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering license requirements and ethics, enhancing the engineer image by advocating and protection legal rights at national and state levels |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | EPA is the acronym for the Environmental Protection Agency |
| A person's behavior is always ethical when he or she | Does what is best for everyone |
| Engineers should follow ethical code because | It provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from responsible engineers |
| Engineers should act ethically because | That is the way responsible engineers behave |
| The first/foremost obligation for an engineer should be to the | The public welfare |
| Registered professional engineers should only undertake services for clients when | They are fully technically competent to carry out the services |
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