Technology Resources
Identify the Term: Something that gives us help or aid to a system.
Resource
Define System
A system is made of parts that work together to complete a task.
Identify the Term: the part of the system that measures and controls the outcomes of the system.
Feedback
Identify the Term: The ability you develop when you combine knowledge and practice in order to perform an activity well.
Skill
Define Subsystem
Subsystems are smaller systems that exist within a larger systems.
Identify the Term: limits on a product’s design.
Constraints
How many simple machines are there?
6
Pulley, Lever, Wheel and Axle, Wedge, Screw, and Inclined Plane
True or False: A jet engine is one of many subsystems of an airplane.
True
Identify the Term: requirements or specifications for a product to be successful.
Criteria
Define Primary Tools
Primary Tools are basic handheld tools that increase a person’s ability to hold, cut, drill, bend, and hammer materials. Without these tools, more complex technology would never happen.
Define an Open Loop System and Identify it's 3 Parts
An Open Loop System is when a system has no way to measure or control its product.
Ex: stoves, traffic lights, old-fashioned bathtubs
They cannot be shutdown by themselves.
3 Parts: Input, Process, Output
Identify the difference between Optimization and Trade-Offs
Optimization = Making the most of the positive features while reducing the negative ones.
Trade-Offs = a compromise--you give up one thing in order to gain something else. Many involve cost.
What are the 7 Technology Resources?
1 - People
2 - Information
3 - Tools and Machines
4 - Capital
5 - Time
6 - Materials
7 - Energy
Define a Closed-Loop System
A Closed-Loop System is an open-loop system with an added feature that provides you with up to date information about your end product (output).
Identify the Term: the rule that states systems, processes, and products should not grow beyond an optimal or ideal size. The larger and more complex a system is, the harder it is to keep it working properly and control the way it functions.
Beanstalk Principle