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Open systems refer to systems that interact with other systems or the outside environment

Open-systems theory originated in the natural sciences and subsequently spread to fields as diverse as computer science, ecology, engineering, management, and psychotherapy. In contrast to closed-systems, the open-system perspective views an organization as an entity that takes inputs from the environment, transforms them, and releases them as outputs in tandem with reciprocal effects on the organization itself along with the environment in which the organization operates. That is, the organization becomes part and parcel of the environment in which it is situated. Returning for a moment to the example of biological systems as open-systems, billions of individual cells in the human body, themselves composed of thousands of individual parts and processes, are essential for the viability of the larger body in which they are a part. In turn, "macro-level" processes such as eating and breathing make the survival of individual cells contingent on these larger processes. In much the same way, open-systems of organizations accept that organizations are contingent on their environments and these environments are also contingent on organizations.

POSIX is an example of open systems.

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What is sensitivity of open loop control system?

The sensitivity of an open loop control system is always 1, it is due to no feedback involved in open loop.


What are the examples of open system in block diagram?

Examples of open systems in block diagrams include a simple feedback control system, where the output is not fed back to influence the input, such as an electric heater controlled by a thermostat. Another example is an environmental system, like a river flowing into a lake where water enters and exits without feedback mechanisms. Additionally, a basic supply chain model can illustrate an open system where materials flow from suppliers to manufacturers without internal feedback loops.


What is the difference between a closed hydraulic system and an open hydraulic system?

A system which can exchange mass as well as matter with the surroundings is called anopen system.Example:- Heating of CaCo3 in an open bulb.A system which can exchange energy but not matter is called a closed system.Example:- Calcination of CaCo3 in a sealed bulb.


Open loop and closed loop systems?

Very generally, a closed-loop system will have some form of feedback that regulates the system behavior, whereas an open-loop system does not have this feedback. As a simple example, imagine you driving a car on a freeway: your car enters at 50 MPH and you want to be driving at 65 MPH. You know that if you depress the pedal at a certain degree for a certain amount of time, you will eventually accelerate the car to 65 MPH. In an open-loop system, you would have to make the best guess for the angle and amount of time you need to depress the pedal. In a closed-loop system, you are watching your odometer in order to see that you've actually increased your speed to 67 MPH and need to lay off the gas a bit. More importantly, if your car encounters a hill your closed-loop system will be able to recognize the fact that you require more acceleration to maintain your speed, whereas your open-loop system might slow down a lot. It should be clear from this example that closed-loop systems are in general more robust to changes in the system state that aren't considered in your model.


Example of legacy system?

Mainframes is a legacy system....

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Example the latest open source operating system?

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Give an example of an open operating system?

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What is an open system in enviromental science?

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What are some open ended questions?

Another answer: Open-ended questions usually begin with who, why, what, when or where. If you were for example doing a project on the solar system then you could have "What is the solar system" or" Who called it the solar system"


Which of the following is the best example of an open system?

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