P4 - Closed & Open Systems (lesson 3)

Building on previous lesson and the work completed on WOW day, students are looking to complete the task on the features and functions of information systems.

Describe 3 of the systems listed, explain the purpose of each and who may use them

Give features and functions of each of the systems

Give examples of a Closed & Open system (including diagrams)

Closed and open systems

In a closed system, the user may have some choice about what to report on, but they are limited to predefined output formats.



In an open system, there is often great flexibility on what
to report on and the format in which the information
is output.