Systems

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Across
  1. 1. A method of doing something generally involving a number of steps or operations
  2. 3. A group of interrelated components designed collectively to achieve the desired goal
  3. 7. Positioned in the correct area
  4. 9. A set of interrelated units that are engaged in joint problem solving to accomplish common goals.
  5. 10. The technology of producing, storing, controlling, transmitting, and getting work from heat energy.
  6. 11. The technology of using, adapting and altering organisms and biological processes for a desired outcome
  7. 13. The technology of using small amounts of electricity for controlling, detecting, and information collecting, storing, retrieving, processing and communicating
  8. 14. A combination of materials, devices, structures, information, and energy working together to solve problems and extend human capabilities.
  9. 16. An explanation of someone's thought process
  10. 20. The technology of producing light, controlling light, using light for information collection, processing, storage, retrieval and communication, and using light to do work
  11. 22. The technology of putting mechanical parts together to produce, control and transmit motion
  12. 23. The process of creating a complex information system
  13. 24. The technology of using fluid, either gas or liquid to apply force or to transport.
  14. 26. A series of interconnected compartments through which material and/or energy flow
  15. 27. A system that needs another system to operate (human interference is often needed)
  16. 28. Consists of the resources that flow into a technological system
  17. 29. a form of control system in which a set of devices and governing software is arranged in a hierarchical tree.
Down
  1. 2. A problem with the hardware or the software
  2. 4. A system within a system
  3. 5. The technology of producing, storing, controlling, transmitting and getting work from electrical energy
  4. 6. A systems whose properties are not fully explained by an understanding of its component parts
  5. 8. An approach to understanding the nonlinear behaviour of complex systems over time
  6. 11. The form, structure, and organization
  7. 12. Considering how every part of a system relates to others for a common purpose
  8. 15. Information used to monitor or control a system
  9. 17. The end result (can be positive or negative)
  10. 18. The technology of producing, altering, and combining materials
  11. 19. A system that does not need another system to function
  12. 21. The purpose, operation
  13. 25. The technology of putting parts and materials together to create supports, containers, shelters, connectors and functional shapes