Chapter 4 - Technology and Engineering Flashcards
How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems.
technology
A person who uses both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
engineer
No longer in use.
obselete
Purpose.
goal
A process in which group members freely suggest any creative solutions that come to mind.
brainstorming
Any factor that limits a decision.
constraint
An exchange in which one benefit is given up in order to obtain another.
trade-off
A working model used to test a design.
prototype
The process of analyzing a design problem and finding a way to fix it.
troubleshooting
A legal document issued by a government that gives an inventor exclusive rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a limited time.
patent
The process of evaluating the possible problems of a technology compared to the expected advantages.
risk-benefit analysis
The application of science to satisfy needs or solve problems.
engineering
The branch of engineering that involves applying engineering principles to biology and medicine.
bioengineering
The branch of engineering that consists of the design, construction, and testing of airplanes and spacecraft.
aerospace engineering
The branch of engineering that involves applying engineering principle to the design, construction and operation of machines with moving parts.
mechanical engineering
The branch of engineering that involves applying engineering principles to the construction of buildings, bridges, and other similar projects.
civil engineering
The branch of engineering that involves applying engineering principles to the making of different materials and substances with chemistry.
chemical engineering
The branch of engineering that involves applying engineering principles to the production and use of electricity in complex systems.
electrical engineering
To make happy; to solve a problem.
satisfy
A estimate, a close guess based on evidence.
approximation
A single number.
digit
To carefully look at the evidence and consider its meaning and relation to other evidence.
analyzing
To control or be inside of a space.
occupy
To change something in a planned way.
modify
Realistic and useful, not something made just to be pretty or fun.
Practical
A series of steps in a system that arrives at a result.
Process
How people modify the world around them to solve practical problems.
Technology
An original idea, object, or process.
Invention
The effect that someone or something has on the world.
Impact
A tool or machine that performs a certain job or function.
Device
Something that a tool or device or person is used to do.
Function
No longer used.
Obsolete
What you are trying to do, a purpose.
Goal
A process in which group members freely suggest any creative solutions that come to mind.
Brainstorming
Any factor that limits a decision.
Constraint
條件
Factor
