System Component
A System Component is a subsystem in a PartOf relation with a composite system to provide system functionality.
- AKA: Component, Subsystem, System Part, System Module.
- Context:
- It can typically have System Interfaces for system component integration.
- It can typically maintain System Component States for system operational status.
- It can typically provide System Functionality through system service delivery.
- It can typically enable System Communication with other system components.
- It can typically support System Processes through system component operations.
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- It can often require Component Testing Tasks for system quality assurance.
- It can often participate in System Integration Testing Tasks through system test procedures.
- It can often utilize System Component Configurations for system behavior customization.
- It can often manage System Component Resources for system performance optimization.
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- It can range from being a Simple System Component to being a Complex System Component, depending on its system component architectural scope.
- It can range from being a Hardware System Component to being a Software System Component, depending on its system component implementation type.
- It can range from being a Standalone System Component to being a Distributed System Component, depending on its system component deployment model.
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- It can integrate with System Architectures through system architectural patterns.
- It can enable System Services through system component capabilitys.
- It can facilitate System Data Flows between system layers.
- It can support System Modeling Tasks through system model representation.
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- Example(s):
- Physical System Components, such as:
- Hardware System Components, such as:
- Mechanical System Components, such as:
- Software System Components, such as:
- Core Software System Components, such as:
- Application System Components, such as:
- Hybrid System Components, such as:
- Embedded System Components, such as:
- Cyber-Physical System Components, such as:
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- Physical System Components, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Complete System, which represents an entire system rather than a system component.
- System Resource, which provides system capability without being a subsystem.
- External Service, which operates outside the system boundary.
- System Requirement, which specifies system needs rather than providing system functionality.
- See: System, Component, PartOf Relation, System Architecture, Component-Based Development, System Integration, Complex System, System Interface.