DDP 1 Vocabulary Quiz
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- tone
- the general effect of color or of light and shade in a picture
- design process
- a ystematic problem- solving strategy, with criteria and constraints used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice
- assessment
- an evaluation technique for technology thatrequires analyzing benefits and risks, understanding the tradeoffs, and hten determing the best action to take in order to ensure that the desired possible outcomes outweigh the negetive consequences
- documentation
- (1) documents that are required for something or that give evidence or proof of something (2) drawings or printed informationt hat contains instructions for assembling, installing, and servicing
- pojection plane
- an imaginary surgace on which the view of the object is projected and drawn. this surface is imagined between the object and the observer
- views
- a shorthand for multiview projection, which is a system used to view an object. Ths six mutally perpendicular directions any object may be viewed are top, front, right-sde, rear, left-side, and bottom. top, front, and right views are often referred as the 3 views b/c they are the 3 most frequently used
- techncial working drawing
- a drawing that is used to show the material, size, and shape of a product for manufacturing purposes
- orthographic projection
- a method of representing 3 dimensional objects on a plane having only length and breadth. Also referred to right angle projection
- sequential
- forming or following a logical order in sequence
- isometric sketch
- a form of pictorial sketch in which all three drawing angles equal angles of 120 degrees with the plane of projection
- multiview drawings
- views of an object projected onto 2 or more orthographic projections
- process
- (1) human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and sue products for (2) a systematic sequence of actions that combines rescrources to produce an output
- shading
- the representations of light and shade on a drawing or mapshape the two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area, in contract to three dimensional form
- size
- how large or small a person or hting is
- manufacture
- to make something; especially large scale using machinery
- measurement
- the process of using dimensions quantity or capacity by comparison with a standard order to mark off, apportion, layout, o establish dimension
- shape
- the two dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area, in contrast to three dimensional form
- standard
- something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison
- designer
- a person who designs any of a variet of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work
- innovation
- an improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something
- client
- a person using the services of a professional person or organization
- depth
- the distance from front to back
- design brief
- a written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. It is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution
- scale
- (1) a straight-edgeddytip of rigid material marked at regular intervals and used to measure distances (2) a proportion between 2 sets of dimensions used in developing accurate larger or smaller prototypes, or models of design ideas
- perspective sketch
- a form of pictorial sketch in which vanishing points are used to provide depth and distortion that is seen with the human eye. It can be shown using 1, 2, and 3 vanisihing points
- freehand
- done manually without the aid of instruments such as rulers
- problem identification
- the recogntiion of an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with
- vanishing point
- a point in space, usualy located on the horizon, where parallel edges of an object appear to converge
- point
- a very small dot or mark on a surface that ahs position bu not spatial extents, magnitude, dimension, or direction
- engineers notebook
- also referred to as Engineer's logbook, a Design Notebook, or Designer's Notebook (1) a record of design ideas generated in the course of an engineers employment that others can not claim as their own (2) an archival record of new ideas and engineering research achievements
- brainstorming
- a group technique for solving problems, generating idea, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
- solution
- (1) method or solution for solving a problem (2) the answer to or a disposition of a problem
- height
- the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top
- line
- (1) a long thin mark on a surface (2) a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of moving point (3) long, narrow mar or band
- iterative
- describing a procesdure or process that repeatedly executes a series of operations until some condition is satisfied. an iterative procedure may be implemented by a loop in a routine
- target customer
- a person or group for which produect or service are intended
- solid
- a 3-d object or geometric object
- proportion
- (1) the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc. (2) size or weigt relationships among strucrures or among elements in a single structure
- time line chart
- a one-axis chart used to display past and/or future events, activities, requirements, etc., in the order they occured are expected to occur for the purposes of analysis and communication
- oblique sketch
- a type of sketch involving a combination of flat, orthographc front with depth lines receding at a selected angle, usually 45 degrees
- sketch
- a rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study
- hidden line
- a line that represents an edge that is not directly visible, because it is behind or beneath another surface
- width
- the measurement or extent of something from side to side
- grid
- a network of lines that croess each other to form a series of squares or rectangles
- research
- the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
- invention
- a new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation
- evolution
- a gradual development
- product
- a tangible artifact by means of either human or mechanical work, by biological or chemical process
- construction line
- (1) a limit to a design process. It may be things such as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human apabilities (2) a limitation or restriction
- profile
- an outline of something as seen from one side
- pictorial sketch
- a sketch that shows an object's height, width, and depth in a single view
- engineer
- a person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
- line weight
- also called line width. the thickness of a line, characterized as thick or thin
- design
- (1) an iterative decision-making process that produces by which rescources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems (2) a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function before or workings of something before it is built or made (3) a decorative pattern
- ellipse
- a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distance is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane which does not intersect the base
- visualize
- to form a mental image of; imagine
- edge
- (1) the outside limit of an object, a surface, or an area (1) the line along which 2 surfaces of a solid meet
- line conventions
- standardization of lines used on technical drawings by line weight and style
- projection line
- a horizontal or vertical line that can be used to locate entities in an adjacent view
- plane
- a flat surfact on which a straight line joining any