Software Engineering Fundamentals

To produce good quality, maintainable software, on time, within budget.

Software includes programs, documentation, and operating procedures, whereas a program is just a set of instructions.

Software does not wear out, is not manufactured, and has reusability of components.

<p>It refers to how well the software performs its intended purpose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Efficiency is the ability of the software to use system resources effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reliability is the software's ability to maintain its performance under specified conditions for a stated period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintainability refers to the ease with which software can be modified for improvements or error correction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Programs, documentation, and operating procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The RAD model allows for quicker product release, potentially within weeks or months, as opposed to the months or years</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Continuous user involvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rapid prototype</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Requirement planning phase, User description phase, and Construction phase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may use CASE tools to increase productivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Development time may not be reduced significantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In an evolutionary process not a useable product is required at the end of each cycle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Requirements are implemented by category rather than by priority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>SDD (Software Design Document)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examination and modification of the code</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unit testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To check interfaces between modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To test the entire system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Operation and maintenance phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Error correction, capability enhancement, deletion of obsolete capabilities, or optimization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is much longer, often 5 to 50 years, while development is usually 1 to 3 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To incorporate more features and fix discovered bugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They do not spend much time reading literature to find out about the best known ways of software development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ISO 9001 and capability maturity model (CMM).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they are requested by an external entity, or because a manager wants to 'climb on the bandwagon'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anything delivered to the customer, including software manufactured based on their request.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the way in which software is produced; the collection of activities that lead to a product.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specification document, manual, documentation, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An efficient process is required to produce a good quality product.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand and document the exact requirements of the customer for the software.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Design phase transforms the requirements in the SRS into a structure suitable for implementation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each phase must be completed before the next begins to ensure a systematic and orderly development process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may lead to a failure in implementing the contracted system as expected by the customer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It contains the overall software architecture and detailed design work necessary for coding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It resembles a cascade of waterfalls, illustrating the linear flow of the development phases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It ensures that all functions, performance, and interfacing requirements are accurately captured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The output document is known as the Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A product is the final output of a project, while a process is the sequence of steps followed to create that product.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mature software process allows for the estimation of required time and effort for producing a product based on past experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The phases include Requirement, Design, Implementation, Test, Installation and Checkout, Operation and Maintenance, and Retirement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Build and Fix Model is characterized by constructing a product without specifications, with subsequent iterations for fixes as needed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a structured framework to guide the development phases, helping managers track progress and resource allocation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Documenting processes allows organizations to define and manage the steps involved in software development, leading to improved consistency and quality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The software life cycle model includes an Operation and Maintenance phase which is crucial for addressing issues and updating software after deployment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An immature software process lacks documentation and structure, leading to inconsistencies, unpredictability, and potential project failures.</p> Signup and view all the answers