Standard+3-5+Notes

Standard 3 Notes 1. Multimedia a. Combining 2 or more technologies together b. Your portfolio is multimedia c. Even a meeting combining telephones, television & computers. 2. Computer Terms a. Digital storage is expressed in bytes 3. Central Processing Unit a. CPU's 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 (RAM) 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 & makes products
 * 1) kilobyte-thousand
 * 2) megabyte-million
 * 3) gigabyte-billion
 * 4) terabyte-trillion

Standard 4 Notes 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 and 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 semiconducting materials 2. Circuit Breaker a. Protects houses, school, & all buildings with electricity from an electrical overload 3. Conductor a. Carries electricity 4. Reciprocating a. Back and forth or up and down motion 5. Rotary Motion a. Motion that goes in a circle 6. Oscillating Motion a. Motion that moves along a path then returns along the same path 7. Hydraulic Systems a. Machines and tools which use fluid or oil 8. Pneumatics a. Uses air to work 9. Mechanical Design a. Using the design cycle to build machines 10. Triangles a. make the most solid structure 11. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA) a. A department in the government that inspects houses, schools and all buildings to make sure they are safe 12. Composite Materials a. Made from two or more materials 13. Thermoplastic a. A material that is plastic b. When it's hot, it melts so it can be formed c. when it turns cold it becomes strong 14. Alloy a. Two metals mixed together to create a new metal 15. Casting a. Melting metal, glass, or plastic and pouring into a mold b. When it's cold it's a solid object 16. Dynamic Load a. Load/ weight changes 17. Shearing a. Cutting metal 18. Torsion a. Twisting 19. Pressing a. Applying preasure 20. Bending a. Taking a straight object and curving it 21. Forging a. Shaping metal by heating it up 22. Construction technology a. The building of something 23. Communication Technology a. Using technology to communicate 24. Manufacturing Technology a. Making something on a mass scale 25. Transporting Technology a. Technology that moves people and/ or things