Ch 2.4 Technology Systems

A group of parts that work together in an organized way, is called a

• system

• subsystem

• open-loop system

• closed loop system

Smaller systems that exist within larger systems are called....

• systems

• subsystems

• open-loop systems

• closed-loop systems

When a system has no way to measure or control its product, the system is called an ............

• subsystem

• open-loop system

• closed-loop system

• feedback system

A system that has a way of automatically controlling or measuring its output, is called a(n) .....

• subsystem

• open-loop system

• closed-loop system

• input system

A device that requires a human operator.

• Manual control

• Automatic control

• system

• subsystem

A device that can be programmed and then continues to operate without human intervention.

• Manual control

• Automatic control

• open-loop control

• subsystem control

A timer on a microwave oven is an example of

• output

• process

• automatic control

• manual control

Multiplication is a subsystem of

• division

• subtraction

• geography

• mathematics

What is the normal flow of an open-loop system?

• input, process, output

• process, input, output

• input, feedback, process, output

• input, output, process, feedback

What do we call the smaller parts of the larger transportation system?

• system

• subsystem

• open-loop system

• closed-loop system