Systems Quiz

Which of the components of the systems model provides information so the system can adjust its function?

• 1. Input

• 1. Feedback

• 1. Output

• 1. Process

Which component of the systems model includes resources such as energy, capital, people, materials, tools and machines, time, and information?

• 1. Input

• 1. Feedback

• 1. Output

• 1. Process

What is a system?

Which is a feedback mechanism for a system?

• 1. The power button on a computer monitor

• 1. The temperature setting knob on a refrigerator

• 1. The progress bar when downloading a file on iTunes

• 1. The center scroll wheel on a computer mouse

Which is an output of an email communication system?

• 1. The computer used by the person sending the email

• 1. The modem used for internet connection

• 1. The person sending the email

• 1. The sent email

What is a subsystem?

Which is an example of a closed system?

• 1. A clothes dryer

• 1. A microwave

• 1. A coffeepot

• A motion-detecting exterior light

An automobile engine is a smaller system that is embedded into a larger           

           ___________.

• 1. Technological system

• 1. Social system

• 1. Environmental system

• 1. Political system

1. In your own words, describe the difference between an open system and a closed system.

What steps make up the Universal Systems Model?