Open- loop, Closed Loop & Systems Thinking
Open Loop System
Input - Process - _______
What is output?
_______ - the resources used by the system
What is Inputs?
A _______________ is a system whose properties are not fully explained by an understanding of its component parts.
What is complex system?
___________ are the most important resource for all technological activity.
What is people?
The ____________ are the “basic building blocks” from which all technology systems are created.
What is Core technologies?
________________ - Outputs that are
not wanted.
What is undesirable outputs?
___________ - the result of the system
What is Outputs?
The _________ body is a perfect example of a very complex system.
______________ is one of the
basic resources used by technological
systems.
What is information?
Technology of using small amounts of
electricity for controlling; detecting; and
information collecting, storing, retrieving,
processing and communicating
What is Electronic technology
A ______ is a group of interrelated
components designed collectively
to achieve a desired goal.
What is system?
___________ - Adjustments made to the processes to improve the outputs
What is feedback?
Electricity is vital for most everyday activities. From the moment you flip the first switch each morning, you are connecting to a huge complex system — a network of people, electric lines, and generating equipment
What is Electricity?
Every _____________ (human-made) system and design
makes use of the seven types of resources.
What is Technological?
Technology of using, adapting, and
altering organisms and biological
processes for a desired outcome.
What is Biotechnology?
_______________ involves considering
how every part of a system relates
to others for a common purpose.
What is systems thinking?
One of the most complex forms of systems is the ____________.
What is social systems?
Controls do not always succeed or ______ perfectly.
What is Work?
_____________ have many different qualities and can be classified as natural (e.g., wood, stone, metal, clay), synthetic (e.g., glass, concrete, and plastics), and mixed — natural materials modified to improve properties (e.g., leather, plywood, and paper).
What is Materials?
A technology system is a group of resources (__________) working together to solve problems and extend human capabilities.
What is subsystems?
A system often includes a ________ that permits revising or refining the
system when the feedback information suggests such action.
What is component?
An _______________________ is a series of interconnected compartments through which material and / or energy flow.
What is environmental system?
Parts of a ________ system can fail without harm to the entire system.
What is complex?
__________ and machines are those devices designed to extend and enhance human capabilities.
What is tools?
Technology of using fluid, either gas
(pneumatics) or liquid (hydraulic) to apply
force or to transport.
What is Fluid technology?