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The game of chess is an example of a ________ information system: the pieces sit inertly on the board until the players move them according to known rules.
- interactive
- passive
- cybernetic
- disruptive
- logistic
The given answer is passive. what is the problem if I choose logistic?
Since the sentence following the colon speaks of pieces sitting inertly on the board, the more appropriate word is passive. What follows the colon explains why the game of chess is an example of passive information system, not a logistic information system.
Logistic doesn't fit the sentence. "[T]he pieces sit inertly on the board until the players move them according to known rules" means passive.
