Standard+3-5+Notes

//__**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 is multimedia

2. Computer Terms a. Digital storage is expressed in bytes b. Kilobyte - 1,000 c. Megabyte - 1,000,000 d. gigabyte - 1,000,000,000 e. terabyte - 1,000,000,000,000

3. Central Processing Unit a. CPU's are the brains of a computer b. The better the processor, the faster the computer

4. Local Area Network 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 a. Permanent memory in a computer

7. Computer Numerical Control 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

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

3. Graph a. Shows info 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 electronics that are on a tiny slice of semiconducting material

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

3. Conductor a. Carries electricity

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

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 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 to build machines

10. Triangles a. Makes the most solid structure

11. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) a. A department in the federal 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. Material that is plastic b. When its hot it melts, so that it can be formed c. When its 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

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