Key Points
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Systems engineering is concerned with all aspects of specifying, buying, designing, and testing complex sociotechnical systems.
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Sociotechnical systems include computer hardware, software, and people, and are situated within an organization. They are designed to support organizational or business goals and objectives.
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The emergent properties of a system are characteristics of the system as a whole rather than of its component parts. They include properties such as performance, reliability, usability, safety, and security.
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The fundamental systems engineering processes are conceptual systems design, system procurement, system development, and system operation.
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Conceptual systems design is a key activity where high-level system ...
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