Technological systems are sets of interconnected components that transform, store, transport, or control materials, energy, and/or information for particular purposes. In any system, how the parts work together is as important as their individual characteristics.
Important technological systems concepts include:
input, output, transformation, and control"black box”redundancy and reliabilityoperational parameters.System design, development, maintenance, and troubleshooting require the use of specialised language and representations.
