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What is the main purpose of software engineering?
What is the main purpose of software engineering?
- To ensure software is acceptable to users
- To maximize the use of system resources
- To prevent malicious users from accessing the system
- To provide a structured approach to software development and maintenance (correct)
What is a key aspect of efficiency in software engineering?
What is a key aspect of efficiency in software engineering?
- Minimizing memory usage (correct)
- Ensuring software is compatible with other systems
- Maximizing processor utilization
- Preventing malicious access to the system
What is a key aspect of acceptability in software engineering?
What is a key aspect of acceptability in software engineering?
- Ensuring the software is understandable and usable by the target users (correct)
- Providing a structured approach to software development
- Maximizing the use of system resources
- Preventing malicious access to the system
What is a key reason why software engineering methods are important?
What is a key reason why software engineering methods are important?
What is a key aspect of the engineering discipline in software engineering?
What is a key aspect of the engineering discipline in software engineering?
What is a key aspect of software engineering that goes beyond just the technical process of development?
What is a key aspect of software engineering that goes beyond just the technical process of development?
What type of systems are developed by scientists and engineers to model physical processes or situations?
What type of systems are developed by scientists and engineers to model physical processes or situations?
Which fundamental principle is important for all types of software systems regardless of the development techniques used?
Which fundamental principle is important for all types of software systems regardless of the development techniques used?
What is one key aspect that applies to managing software specifications and requirements?
What is one key aspect that applies to managing software specifications and requirements?
Which type of systems collect data from the environment using sensors?
Which type of systems collect data from the environment using sensors?
What type of platform is increasingly being used for running applications according to the text?
What type of platform is increasingly being used for running applications according to the text?
What allows application functionality to be accessed over the web, as mentioned in the text?
What allows application functionality to be accessed over the web, as mentioned in the text?
Which principle should software engineers maintain in their professional judgment?
Which principle should software engineers maintain in their professional judgment?
What ethical approach should software engineering managers and leaders subscribe to and promote?
What ethical approach should software engineering managers and leaders subscribe to and promote?
How should software engineers advance the integrity and reputation of their profession?
How should software engineers advance the integrity and reputation of their profession?
What is one of the ethical dilemmas mentioned in the text?
What is one of the ethical dilemmas mentioned in the text?
Which of the case studies mentioned in the text involves a system used to maintain records of people receiving care for mental health problems?
Which of the case studies mentioned in the text involves a system used to maintain records of people receiving care for mental health problems?
Which system is responsible for collecting weather data, initial processing, and transmitting it to the data management system?
Which system is responsible for collecting weather data, initial processing, and transmitting it to the data management system?
What is one of the responsibilities of the station maintenance system?
What is one of the responsibilities of the station maintenance system?
Which system is responsible for archiving the collected weather data?
Which system is responsible for archiving the collected weather data?
What is one of the additional functionalities mentioned in the text?
What is one of the additional functionalities mentioned in the text?
Which instruments are mentioned as part of the weather station?
Which instruments are mentioned as part of the weather station?
What is the purpose of the software system mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the software system mentioned in the text?
What is the main purpose of the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics for Software Engineering?
What is the main purpose of the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics for Software Engineering?
According to the principles, which of the following is NOT a key responsibility of software engineers?
According to the principles, which of the following is NOT a key responsibility of software engineers?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the aspirations and details in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the aspirations and details in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
Which of the eight principles focuses on the software engineer's responsibility to their $client$ and $employer$?
Which of the eight principles focuses on the software engineer's responsibility to their $client$ and $employer$?
What is the main focus of Principle 3 in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
What is the main focus of Principle 3 in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
Which of the following is NOT one of the eight principles outlined in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
Which of the following is NOT one of the eight principles outlined in the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics?
Study Notes
Software Engineering Fundamentals
- Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production, from system specification to maintenance.
- It involves using appropriate theories and methods to solve problems, considering organizational and financial constraints.
Software Engineering Importance
- More and more, individuals and society rely on advanced software systems.
- It is usually cheaper to use software engineering methods and techniques for software systems rather than just writing programs.
Software System Examples
- Weather station system: collects weather data, carries out initial data processing, and transmits it to the data management system.
- Data management and archiving system: collects data from wilderness weather stations, carries out data processing and analysis, and archives the data.
- Station maintenance system: monitors the health of wilderness weather stations and provides reports of problems.
Software Functionality
- Monitor instruments, power, and communication hardware and report faults to the management system.
- Manage system power, ensuring batteries are charged and generators are shut down in potentially damaging weather conditions.
Application Types
- Data collection systems: collect data from their environment using sensors and send it to other systems for processing.
- Systems of systems: composed of multiple software systems.
Software Engineering Principles
- Systems should be developed using a managed and understood development process.
- Dependability and performance are important for all types of system.
- Understanding and managing software specification and requirements are important.
- Reuse software that has already been developed rather than writing new software.
Internet Software Engineering
- The Web is now a platform for running applications, and organizations are increasingly developing web-based systems rather than local systems.
- Web services allow application functionality to be accessed over the web.
Ethics and Professional Practice
- Judgment: maintain integrity and independence in professional judgment.
- Management: subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to software development and maintenance.
- Profession: advance the integrity and reputation of the profession, consistent with the public interest.
- Colleagues: be fair to and supportive of colleagues.
- Self: participate in lifelong learning and promote an ethical approach to the practice of the profession.
Case Studies
- A personal insulin pump: an embedded system used by diabetics to maintain blood glucose control.
- A mental health case patient management system: a system used to maintain records of people receiving care for mental health problems.
- A wilderness weather station: a data collection system that collects data about weather conditions in remote areas.
ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics
- The code summarizes aspirations at a high level of abstraction and provides examples and details of how these aspirations change the way software engineering professionals act.
- The eight principles of the code include:
- Public: act consistently with the public interest.
- Client and Employer: act in a manner that is in the best interests of the client and employer, consistent with the public interest.
- Product: ensure products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible.
- ... (remaining five principles)
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Test your knowledge on the fundamental concepts of software engineering, including security measures against malicious users, system efficiency, and user acceptability. Explore key topics such as responsiveness, processing time, memory utilization, usability, and compatibility with other systems.
