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