Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Keywords in Design Technology



situation This is the problem.
design briefA clear description of the problem that needs to be solved.
research  - To find out facts.
analysis Things found out from facts and information gathered.
specificationWhat a product has to do, look like and how it should work.
ideasThoughts that will help solve the problem.evaluationA way of judging how successful something is.
developingA more detailed description of how something is to be made, e.g. how it will look and work.
modellingA small example of something, showing how it will look and work.
planningSometimes using a flow diagram, it shows the steps needed to make something.
realisationThe making of something.
modificationChanges made.
product The thing made.
materialsThe items needed to make something. 
componentsAnything that forms part of a whole system or thing, e.g. a buzzer in an electric circuit.