10101000. 01010100 1020 Reliability: Hardware 101010- Hardware life 010210100 cycle 10:101000 Wear out 0.00- Useful life span 10210100 01010o0 of a hardware 10101000 0:101010u system is limited 0.01.01000: by the age(wear 01010100 10101000- out)of the system 0201020002 10101000 010101000 10:101000 03010100 SZ CALGARY SENG521 (Fall 2002) far@enel. calgary. caSENG521 (Fall 2002) far@enel.ucalgary.ca 14 Reliability: Hardware ◼ Hardware life cycle. ◼ Useful life span of a hardware system is limited by the age (wear out) of the system