| A | B |
|---|
| Technology | Appl. of knowledge, tools, mat’ls., processes, skills & insights to solve problems and extend human capabilities |
| Communications | When a sender sends a message along a channel, the message is received & responded to |
| Channel | Route that the message takes |
| Feedback | Response to message received |
| People to People | Talking to each other over the phone |
| People to Machine | Programming a computer |
| Machine to Machine | Timer starting a coffee pot |
| Machine to People | Alarm clock |
| Manufacturing | The development of products to meet needs and wants |
| 4 Departments in Manufacturing | R & D, Design, Production, Marketing |
| Custom manufacturing | Make one item to a customer’s specification |
| Job lot | A customer wants a certain quantity of a product |
| Mass production | Large quantities of the same item |
| Construction | The process of producing buildings and other structures |
| Residential construction | Type I construction |
| Commercial construction | Type II construction |
| Civil construction | Type III construction |
| Transportation | The moving of people and goods from one point to another |
| Transportation Mode 1 | Land |
| Transportation Mode 2 | Water |
| Transportation Mode 3 | Air |
| Transportation Mode 4 | Non-vehicular |
| Transportation Mode 5 | Intermodal |
| Types of Resisdential Construction | Houses, Apartments, Condominiums |
| Types of Commercial Construction | Industrial and Institutional |
| Types of Civil Construction | Bridges, Canals, Airports, Highways |
