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Module 10 Components of A System

The document discusses components of a system including entities, attributes, activities, state, events, endogenous vs exogenous factors, and provides examples. It examines concepts like system components and defines terms like entity, attribute, activity, state, event, endogenous and exogenous.

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Module 10 Components of A System

The document discusses components of a system including entities, attributes, activities, state, events, endogenous vs exogenous factors, and provides examples. It examines concepts like system components and defines terms like entity, attribute, activity, state, event, endogenous and exogenous.

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Modeling and Simulation

Components of a
system

1
Components of a system

• In this module, we shall


examine the concepts of
system components

2
Motivation

• Once we know about


system and system
boundary, there are
some other concepts that
we need to define

3
Entity and more!

• Any object of interest in


the system is called an
entity
• An attribute is the
property of an entity
• An activity represents a
time period of a specific
length

4
State

– Collection of variables
necessary to describe
the system at any
time, relative to the
objectives of the
study

5
Event

• Instantaneous occurrence
that might change the
state of the system

6
Endogenous vs. Exogenous

• Endogenous is used for


activities and events
occurring within the
system
• Exogenous is used for
activities and events
occurring in the
environment that affect
the system

7
Examples

8
Examples

9
Summary

• We talked about some


basic concepts of systems
• We also discussed some
examples

10

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