Technology as a System

Technological ______ are a group of components designed by people to function together to complete a desired task.

• systems

• components

• processes

All the actions people use to ensure efficient and appropriate production processes are called _______ processes.

• information

• natural

• management

_ are resources that go into a system and are used by the system.

• outputs

• profits

• inputs

Substances from which artifacts are made are called ______.

• inputs

• materials

• machines

______ amplify the speed, amount, or direction of a force.

• inputs

• materials

• machines

Technological systems require energy to be converted, _______, and applied.

• controlled

• transmitted

• electrified

We create _______ when we organize and group data according to its type.

• information

• control

• problems

The money and credit necessary for the operation of an economic system are called _________.

• dividends

• profits

• finances

Developing _______ involves people using information to understand, interpret, or describe a specific situation or series of events.

• knowledge

• databases

• processes

Individuals and groups use management processes to ________ and direct their activities.

• divide

• focus

• organize