Monday, December 22, 2008

System and processes

  • OUR UNIVERSE IS A SYSTEM.
  • THE SUB SYSTEMS OF UNIVERSE ARE CALLED GALAXIES.
  • OUR PLANETERY SYSTEM IS AGAIN A SUB SYSTEM OF A GALAXY CALLED THE MILKY WAY.
  • EARTH IS A SUB SYSTEM OF THE PLANETARY SYSTEM.
  • YOU ARE A SUB SYSTEM OF THE LIFE ON EARTH.
  • MANY PROCESSES ARE TAKING PLACE ON EARTH.
  • YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN MANY PROCESSES.
  • YOU KNOW MANY PROCESSES.
  • YOU DO NOT KNOW MANY PROCESSES.
  • A BIG PROCESS HAVING MANY SUB PROCESSES IS CALLED A SYSTEM.
  • A SYSTEM HAS MANY INTERRELATED SUB SYSTEMS.
  • A SUB SYSTEM HAS MANY PROCESSES WITHIN IT.
  • A PROCESS HAS MANY SUB PROCESSES IN IT.
  • OUTPUT OF A SUB SYSTEM(S) CAN BE THE INPUT OF ANOTHER SUB SYSTEM.
  • OUTPUT OF A PROCESS(S) CAN BE THE INPUT OF ANOTHER PROCESS.

WHAT IS A PROCESS?

A PROCESS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS HAVING THE FOLLOWING:

INPUT(S)

ARRANGEMENT OF INTERRELATED ACTIVITIES

OUTPUT(S)

THE SEQUENCE WOULD BE :

INPUT → ARRANGEMENT OF INTERRELTED ACTIVITIES → OUTPUT

EXAMPLE :

TEA MAKING PROCESS:

INPUTS :

WATER
TEA BAG
MILK
SUGAR
PAN
CUPS
SPOON
GAS STOVE
GAS LIGHTER
&
YOU

PROCESS:

KEEP ALL INPUTS READY

IGNITE THE GAS STOVE WITH THE HELP OF LIGHTER

MEASURE ONE CUP WATER AND POUR INTO THE PAN

KEEP THE PAN ON THE GAS STOVE

LET THE WATER BOIL

NOW POUR ONE SPOON SUGAR

NOW POUR SOME MILK

SWITCH OFF THE GAS STOVE

POUR THE BOILED MILKY WATER INTO THE CUP

DIP THE TEA BAG IN IT

OUTPUT :

ONE CUP OF HOT TEA

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