Resources for Technology
All technological (human) activities require What?
resources, which
are the things needed to get a job done.
WHAT IS A SYSTEM?
A system is a group of interrelated
components designed collectively
to achieve a desired goal. Systems
can be open-loop or closed-loop.
What IS criteria?
Rules
What IS a System?
A system is an arrangement (pattern, design) of parts which interact with each
other within the system's boundaries (form, structure, organization) to function
as a whole. The nature (purpose, operation) of the whole is always different
from, and more than, the sum of its unassembled collection of parts.
What IS Optimization?
Optimization is a process or methodology of designing or making a product, process, or system to the point at which it is the most fully functional, effective, or as near perfection as possible.
A technology system is a combination of?
materials, devices,
structures, information and energy working together to solve
problems and extend human capabilities.
What is an Open-Loop System?
An open-loop system is a control system that has no means for comparing the output (the results of the operation of any system) with input (something put into a system, such as resources, in order to achieve a result) for control purposes. Control of open-loop systems often requires human intervention.
What Are Constraints?
Limitations
What IS a Complex System?
A complex system is a system whose properties are not fully explained by an understanding of its component parts. Complex systems consist of a large number of mutually interacting and interwoven parts, entities or agents.
What IS Optimization Used For?
Optimization is used for a specific design purpose to enhance or to make small gains in desirable characteristics.
What IS technological Process?
Inputs-Processes-Outputs-Feedback
What are Delayed Outputs?
chemicals that have accumulated over decades and now are
harmful to the environment.
What Are Design Principles?
Established design principles are used to create
designs across all technologies and to evaluate
designs
Human Intervention is used when what?
The more parts and connections in a
system, the more likely it is that
something may not work properly
Trade-Off Involves What?
Trade-off involves a choice or exchange
for one quality over another.
Define PIMTECT
People,Infrormation,Tools,Energy,Capital,Time
What IS process in Technological Systems?
process is a systematic sequence of actions that combines resources to produce an output — encoding, reproducing, designing, or propagating
What Can Criterion Be?
size, color, shape, etc.
Complex Systems Can be Either?
Open-loop Or Closed-loop
What IS Quality Control?
Quality control is a planned process to ensure that a product, service, or system meets established criteria.
What are resources for Technology?
Anything that is human made and or Invented by mankind and can be used to make any from of technological designs
What are the 6 Output Results?
Desirable,Delayed,Immediate,Unintended,Intended, undesriable
What are the Design Principles?
(explain Them)
Function: the purpose of an object
Aesthetics: involves all your senses - vision,
hearing, touch, taste, and smell - and your
emotions.
Efficiency
Electricity Is a Complex System Because?
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.
Opportunity Cost IS?
The second-best alternative (or the value of that
alternative) that must be given up when scarce
resources are used for one purpose instead of
another.