Class Test Revision (3)

Question 1

Boundary

Answer 1

separating the [internal] elements from the environment

Question 2

Behaviour

Answer 2

Behaviour is the capability of a system to respond to variations in external relationships and modifications of the external structure

Question 3

Content

Answer 3

all internal elements of a system

Question 4

Element

Answer 4

the smallest parts needed for the purposeful analysis of a system within a specific study

Question 5

Environment

Answer 5

The environment consists of those external elements that have direct relationships with internal elements

Question 6

Relationships

Answer 6

Relationships describe the dependencies amongst elements, whether it be a mono- or bi-directional influence

Question 7

State

Answer 7

The state of a system describes its content, its structure and (the values of) its attributes at a given moment in time

Question 8

Structure

Answer 8

listing of all interrelationships between elements

Question 9

Subsystem

Answer 9

A subsystem is a subset of elements within the system, while retaining all original relationships between these elements