Technology Today and Tomorrow ©2004

Chapter 3: Technology Systems


1.	Which phrase best defines a system?
		A)	a chain of technologies
		B)	an inventory of available resources
		C)	a group of parts working together
		D)	a process that cannot be interrupted


2.	The resources that are put into a system are the
		A)	materials.
		B)	processes.
		C)	feedback.
		D)	input.


3.	Consumer complaints are an important part of the
		A)	input.
		B)	feedback.
		C)	output.
		D)	process.


4.	All the activities required to produce a system's result make up the
		A)	process.
		B)	output.
		C)	input.
		D)	feedback.


5.	Which is not an unintended output of a shoe factory?
		A)	drain on local power grid
		B)	ground contamination by discarded dyes
		C)	inventory of shoes
		D)	rise in auto accident rate at factory turnoff


6.	A term meaning "diagnosis of a malfunctioning system" is
		A)	trouble avoidance.
		B)	system overload.
		C)	troubleshooting.
		D)	feedback loop.


7.	Biomass is one example of
		A)	nuclear energy.
		B)	nonrenewable energy.
		C)	inexhaustible energy.
		D)	renewable energy.


8.	Which of the following is not a raw material?
		A)	copper wire
		B)	coal fragments.
		C)	clay.
		D)	oil.


9.	A bank loan to start a new business is a form of
		A)	productivity.
		B)	feedback.
		C)	capital.
		D)	primary process.


10.	Which worker is most likely to have low productivity?
		A)	one who never arrives late or leaves early
		B)	one who tries to learn the job thoroughly
		C)	one who extends lunch breaks frequently
		D)	one who concentrates on what he/she is doing