Topic 2.6: Systems Questions

Identify **two** kinds of feedback that can occur in a system.

Identify **two** reasons for analysing a digital technology as a system.

With reference to Source A, Source B and your own knowledge, discuss the claim that changes in digital society arrive suddenly.

To what extent should visualizations be treated as evidence in a public debate?

With reference to Source A, identify **two** changes that occurred in the fourth year.

Explain **one** reason why a solution that works at first may stop working.

With reference to Source A, suggest **two** measures that would have given the city warning before the fourth year.

Identify **two** reasons an organization might use a model to support a decision.

Explain **one** reason why a system's stated purpose may differ from the purpose its behaviour shows.

Explain **one** reason why the boundary chosen for an analysis changes its conclusions.

Explain **one** limitation of using a model to make a decision.

Compare and contrast how Source A and Source B explain what happened in the fourth year.

Identify **two** parts of a system as the term is used in digital society.

Compare and contrast Source A and Source B as evidence for a public decision.

With reference to Source C, explain **two** reasons why one model predicted a storm's path better than the other.

With reference to Source C, explain **two** reasons why a more accurate model may not produce better decisions.

Discuss the usefulness of systems thinking for understanding digital society.

To what extent is a recommendation system best understood as a system rather than as a piece of software?

A city shows live air-quality readings as a colour-coded map on screens at bus stops, rather than as a table of numbers. Describe **one** reason why a visualization is used to represent data and information in this way.

With reference to the information above, explain **two** reasons why the newer model may have been more accurate in predicting the harvest.