This document presents information on first-order systems and the effect of time constant on system response. It provides two examples of typical first-order systems: cruise control of a car's velocity and liquid level control of a tank. It then discusses the modeling of the tank system as a first-order system and defines the time constant as the time it takes for the system response to reach 63% of its final value. Finally, it explains that a smaller time constant results in a faster system response.