Tech Bowl 6

Suspension Bridge

Bridge type characterized by towers and a deck suspended by suspenders attached to cables that are secured to anchorages.

Cantilever Bridge

type of beam bridge which gets support from counter balanced beams meeting in the middle. Requires lots of materials to carry heavy loads, can get expensive.Virtually indestructible.

Cable stay Bridge

Has one or more towers, from which cables support the bridge deck

Load

The forces acting on the bridge

Technology

The use of tools, resources, and knowledge to meet a want or need.

Communication Technology

Technology that is use to send, receive, encode, decode, store, or retrieve information.

Graphics

anything used to communicate visually be it text, stylize text, graphs, maps, illustrations, or shapes

Encode

When a sender (human or machine) translates a piece of information from one language into another so it can be understood by that next part of the communication system

Decode

When a receiver (human or machine) translates a piece of information into a language it can understand.

Sender

One of the main parts of a communication system, this part creates and transmits the message

Message

One of the main parts of a communication system, this part is the information that is being sent

Reciever

One of the main parts of a communication system, this part is the destination of the information

Information

Facts, Opinions, or Emotion that is handled by a communication system

Room Tone

The sound present in a room or location before human noise

Audacity

Free audio editing software

MP4

mpeg 4; a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video; appropriate for streaming

720p

A form of HD video set to 1280x720

1080p

A form of HD video set to 1920x1808 pixels

Video Resolution

a measure of the clarity of an image, measure of the ability of a video camera to reproduce fine detail

Bitrate

the amount of data transferred per second as a video/audio plays. high amount of this = better quality video

Voiceover

Narration which is added after filming and is not in sync with the action.

Video Clip

A small part of a larger video

Clipping

Occurs when the input volume of the audio being recorded goes beyond the capacity of Audacity. As a result that part of the recording will be missing from the track. This can distort the audio output by leaving small gaps in the playback.

Audio Track

One line of audio. You can add more of these lines, and all of them will be mixed together to create your final output, but during editing you can manipulate each line of audio independently.

Chroma Key

a technique for superimposing one video image onto another; most common chroma key colors are blue and green

Video Transistion

An animated effect that controls how one clip is removed from the screen and the next one appears in a video

Scrubbing

when a user drags a cursor or playhead across the video or audio track to play it back slowly or position the playhead on a frame.

Playhead

the vertical marker(usually a line) in the timeline that marks the progress of the video or audio when it is previewed in the editing program.

Timeline

Panel used to place video, images, and sounds on tracks.

Manufacturing Engineer

these people find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They create efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service at a lower cost.

Web Developer

these people design and create websites. They are responsible for the look of the site. They are also responsible for the site's technical aspects, such as performance and capacity, which are measures of a website's speed and how much traffic the site can handle. They also may create content for the site.

Data Communication Analyst

these people design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets. These networks range from a small connection between two offices to a multinational series of globally distributed communications systems.

Cover Letter

a document that introduces yourself, explains what job position you are looking for, describes your skills, and thanks a potential employer for their consideration

Resume`

a document that states the job position you are looking for, gives a historical record of your education, training, and employment. It may also include reference contacts and special interests.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

A guide published by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, detailing hundreds of jobs, their requirements, and their future possibilities

Career

An occupation that you enjoy for a significant period of your life and with opportunities for progress.

Citation

Giving credit to the authors of source information and formatted using one of the many sets of rules.

Bibilography

A list of the citations you used to help create a document that you researched.

Salary

A fixed amount of money you earn, no matter how many hours you worked.

Job

work you do to make money even if you don't like the tasks.

air transportation

a mode of transportation using aircraft to move people and cargo to their destinations

cargo

materials or products carried on transportation vehicles

control

a subsystem enabling a vehicle to change speed and direction

guidance

a subsystem to a transportation vehicle that receives information needed to operate the vehicle

intermodal transporation

a system of travel using more than one transportation system. For example, an air traveler may use land transportation to get to the airport and an escalator or people mover to get to the plane.

land transportation

a transportation system operating on or beneath the earth's surface

load

the physical placement of cargo and people on a vehicle

propulsion

a vehicle subsystem the provides the means to move a vehicle

route

an invisible path determining the way of travel from one place to another