| A | B |
| Feed back | result of output |
| input | info, energy, materials, resources, human effot, financial |
| output | result of a process |
| process | what happens to input |
| universal systems model | systems including input, process, output |
| telecommunication | communicating over a distance |
| computer contol systems | collect input, process, data, and then output controlling signals to other devices |
| technical communication systems | communication systems that depen on specific tools and equipment |
| research | search for new knowledge |
| development | applied research |
| problem solving method | the way researches go about discovery and inventions |
| data | information |
| computerization | a significant change in technology the reliance of more and more systems upon the power of computers to make them work |
| miniturization | making things smaller |
| digitization | shift from analog to digital systems |
| integration | combining communication systems |
| online database | package of info that may be stored and retreived by computher |
| e-mail | electronic mail |
| printing on demand | documents are being stored in computer files and printed as needed |