Effects of System Complexity on Reliability
	u In general reliability goes down as number of components goes up (i.e. as complexity goes up). u Components in a Series l In a series if any single component fails the whole system fails - the four tires on the car. l Rs = R1 * R2 * ... * Rn Examples: All components have reliability of 0.90. n = 1   |   Rs =         = .90 n = 2   |   Rs = .9*.9        = .81 n = 3   |   Rs = .9*.9*.9       = .73 n = 10   |   Rs = .910       = .35