an interacting group of items forming a unified whole
What is a system
100
what a system produces / the end result
What is an output
100
society moved to a focus on machines, factories, and industry. populations built large factories and large machines to do things people used to do by land.
What is the industrial age
100
how comfortable something is to use
What is ergonomics
100
improves on or makes a significant contribution to an existing product
What is an innovation
200
a system that is part of another larger system
What is a subsystem
200
a system which can adjust to changing conditions through the use of a feedback loop which monitors output
What is a closed-loop system
200
period from 1950's through today in which inventions are based on electronics and computers
What is the information age
200
use of technology to mass produce things people want and need
What is manufacturing?
200
a heavy solid line used on a drawing to represent the outline of an object
What is an object line
300
a system consisting of an input, process, and output that cannot adjust to changing conditions
What is an open loop system
300
the part of a closed-loop system that provides control or measurement monitoring, comparing, and adjusting output
What is feedback
300
series of work stations at which individual steps in the assembly of a product are carried out as the product is moving
What is an assembly line
300
made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type
What are interchangeable parts
300
light lines extending between views of a 2d drawing used to align dimensions
What are projection lines
400
the desired result of a system
What is an input
400
the method of using our knowledge to solve practical problems
What is technology
400
in manufacturing, a working model of a proposed product
What is a prototype
400
technology related to the design and building of structures
What is construction
400
heavy unconnected line that represents an edge that is not directly visible
What is a hidden line
500
the action part of a system where resources are combined to produce an output in response to a command input
What is a process
500
people lived off the land. many tools and discoveries had to do with growing crops
What is the agricultural age
500
products designed to have an enjoyable appearance
What is aesthetics
500
the creation of a product or introduction of a process for the first time