Electronics
What is the fundamental unit of electrical charge?
What is the electron?
What is the first step in the engineering design process?
What is defining the problem or need?
This drafting tool is used to draw straight lines and measure distances accurately.
What is a ruler or straightedge?
What term refers to a material's ability to return to its original shape after deformation when the load is removed?
What is elasticity?
What does PSI stand for?
What is Pounds per square inch?
What electronic component is used to store electrical charge and release it in a controlled manner?
What is a capacitor?
What term refers to the specific requirements or standards that a design must meet?
What are criteria?
This type of line is used to represent visible edges or outlines of objects in a technical drawing.
What is a visible or object line?
What type of material is characterized by having a long-range ordered atomic structure with repeating patterns?
What is a crystalline material?
What is the scientific term for the resistance of an object to changes in its motion?
What is inertia?
What is the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit?
What is Ohm's Law (V = IR)?
What is the phase of the engineering design process where multiple ideas and solutions are generated?
What is brainstorming?
: In this projection method, the object is rotated onto a plane of projection to create two-dimensional views.
What is orthographic projection?
What test is commonly used to measure the hardness of materials by pressing a hard indenter into the surface?
What is the hardness test?
According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite what?
What is reaction?
What type of semiconductor device is commonly used as a switch in digital circuits?
What is a transistor?
What is the term for creating a physical or virtual model of a design to test its functionality and feasibility?
What is prototyping?
This type of dimensioning places dimensions outside the object outline and is commonly used for smaller, simple parts.
What is external dimensioning or aligned dimensioning?
What manufacturing process involves heating a material to a high temperature and then cooling it rapidly to modify its properties?
What is quenching or heat treatment?
What is the term for the rate of change of velocity with respect to time?
What is acceleration?
What is the purpose of a voltage regulator in an electronic circuit?
What is to maintain a constant output voltage despite fluctuations in input voltage or load?
What is the final step in the engineering design process, where the design is tested, evaluated, and refined?
What is testing and evaluation?
This standard regulates the sizes and proportions of drawing sheets, borders, and title blocks in technical drawings.
What is ASME Y14.1 or ISO 5457?
What material is commonly used in electrical wiring due to its excellent conductivity and ductility?
What is copper?
What is the term for the force that opposes the motion of objects as they move through a fluid, such as air or water?
What is drag force?