A system has three stages...
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  1. Something feeds into the system (the input)
  2. The system does something with the input (the process)
  3. The process gives a result (the output)
We are surrounded by all sorts of systems. In fact we actually have quite a few systems inside our bodies, e.g. our digestive system...
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A computer system also has three stages...
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