Question

The result of the act of adjustment is called

(a) response

(b) command

(c) process control

(d) process controller

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This intriguing question originated from Automatic Control in section Automatic Control of Machine Dynamics

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) command

Explanation: The result of the act of adjustment is called command. The subsequent result of the system to the command is known as response. The automatic control of variables is known as process control. The device which controls a process is called a process controller.