$1.$ Describe a process you$$ve recently experienced, outlining $4-5$ key steps from start to finish. Then, for this process, identify the following six process components: inputs, outputs, flow unit, activities and buffers, resources, and information flow. The process can be any recent experience, but it must be something you$$ve personally encountered. $(6$ points$)$

Example: Consider the process of $$Paying at a parking meter.$$ The steps might include locating your parking stall number, walking to the pay station, entering the necessary details $($e$.$g$.,$ stall number, duration$),$ selecting a payment method, making the payment, and receiving a receipt. For this process, you would identify:

Inputs:

$$ Vehicle information $($e$.$g$.,$ license plate number, stall number$)$

$$ Payment method $($credit card, cash, mobile payment$)$

$$ Parking duration $($e$.$g$.,$ hours needed$)$

$$ User interaction $($details entered by the user$)$

Flow Unit:

$$ The parking transaction $($from entry to payment and confirmation$)$

Outputs:

$$ A paid parking session

$$ A receipt $($physical or digital$)$

$$ Authorization or confirmation message $($e$.$g$.,$ on the screen or via SMS$)$

Activities:

$$ Identifying the parking stall number

$$ Walking to the pay station

$$ Entering parking details $($stall number, duration$)$

$$ Selecting payment method

$$ Processing payment

$$ Printing receipt

Buffers:

$$ Waiting time between entering details and payment confirmation

$$ Holding time if the system is processing multiple transactions

Resources:

$$ Parking meter machine $($functional hardware and software$)$

$$ Payment processing system $($network$,$ transaction approval$)$

$$ Receipt printer and paper

$$ User's payment method $($credit card, cash$)$

Information Flow:

$$ Parking stall and vehicle information

$$ Payment details $($amount due, payment method, transaction approval$)$

$$ Communication between the parking meter and payment gateway

$$ Confirmation of the transaction $($receipt$,$ on$-$screen confirmation$)$