Standard+3-5+Notes

Standard 3

1. Multimedia a. Combining two or more technologies together b. Your portfolio is multimedia c. Even a meeting combining telephones,television, and computers.

2. Computer Terms a. Digital storage is expressed in bytes. 1.Kilobyte-thousand 2. Megabyte-thousand 3. Gigabyte-billion 4. Terabyte-trillion

3. Central Processing Unit a. CPUs are the brains of the computer b. The better the processor the faster it is

4. Local Area Network (LAN) a. Shared server, hardware, printer, can communicate with each other b. A LAN is our lab

5. Random-Access Memory a. Temporary memory in a computer

6. Read-Only Memory (ROM) a. Permanent memory in a computer (the operating system)

7. Computer Numerical Control (CNC) a. Computer takes control and makes products

Standard 4

1. Orthographic Projection a. A way to represent a 3-D object in 2-D b. It shows several views (3-D)

2. Perspective a. The appearance an area has if you were looking at it

3. Graph a. Shows information visually

4. Sequence Diagram a. Shows the order or steps of how to do something

Standard 5

1. Integrated Circuit a. Contains hundreds of parts b. A complex set of electronic components that are on a tiny slice of semi conducting material

2. Circuit Breaker a. Protects houses, schools, and all buildings that have electricity from an electrical overload

3. Conducter a.Carries electricity b. List three examples: 1.Battery-alkalike 2.Copper 3. Water

4. Reciprocating Motion a. A back and forth or up and down which repeats over and over again.

5. Rotary Motion a. Motion that goes in a circle.

6. Oscillating Motion (Manmade) a. Motion that moves along a path then returns along the same path

7. Hydraulic System a. Machines and tools which use fluid or oil.

8. Pneumatics a. Uses air to work (has to have an air compressor)

9. Mechanical design a. Using the Design cycle to build machines

10. Triangles a. Makes the most solid structure

11. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) a. A department in the government that inspects house, schools, and all buildings to make sure they are safe.

12. Composite materials a. Made from two or more materials

13. Thermoplastic a. Material that is plastic b. When it's hot it melts, so it can be formed into soft material

14. Alloy a. Two metals mixed together to creat a new metal

15. Casting a. Melting metal, glass, or plastic and pouring it into a mold. b.When it cools it's a solid object

16. Dynamic load a. The load/weight changes on the sturcture

17. Shearing a. cutting metal

18. Torsion a. Twisting ot turning

19. Pressing a. Applying pressure

20. Bending a. Taking a straight object and curving it

21. Forging a. Shaping metal by heating it up

22. Construction Technology a.Building/making bildings

23. Communication Technology a. Using technology to communicate

24. Manufacturing Technology a. Making something on a mass scale

25. Transportation technology a. Technology that moves people and/or things