Standard+3-5+Notes

=**Standard 3**=

1. Multimedia a. Combining 2 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-million 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 (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 and makes products

=**Standard 4**=

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

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 arts b. A complex set of electronic components that are on a tiny slice of semiconducting material

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

3. Conductor a. Carries electricity b. Examples: 1. Tin can 2. Copper 3. Humans

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

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

6. Oscillating Motion a. Motions that moves along a path and returns along the same path

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

8. Pneumatics a. Uses air to work

9. Mechanical Design a. Using the design cycle o build mechanics

10. Triangles a. Makes the most solid structure

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

12. Composite Materials a. Made from 2 or more materials

13. Thermoplastic a. Material that is plastic b. When it is hot it melts, so it can be formed c. When it is 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 it into a mold b. When it cools it is a solid object

16. Dynamic Load a. The load/weight changes

17. Shearing a. Cutting metal

18. Torsion a. Twisting

19. Pressing a. Applying pressure

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

21. Construction Technology a. The building of something

22. Communication Technology a. Using technology to communicate

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