Understanding the Complexity of Software Systems
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What does Terry Bollinger compare the creation of genuinely new software to?

  • Creating new machinery
  • Producing cars on an assembly line
  • Developing a new theory of physics (correct)
  • Producing watches on an assembly line
  • In which domains has software become a major driving force of overall progress?

  • Automotive, manufacturing, and fashion
  • Manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture
  • Aerospace, fashion, and agriculture
  • Automotive, aerospace, and healthcare (correct)
  • What percentage of advances in the automotive domain are attributed to software systems nowadays?

  • 40–70%
  • 10–20%
  • 30–50%
  • 60–90% (correct)
  • What does the increasing complexity of software systems entail?

    <p>A shift in cost and time-to-market requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has the dependency on software changed over time?

    <p>It has increased continuously</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author emphasize about the size and complexity of software systems?

    <p>They have increased rapidly in various domains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes software development from traditional manufacturing, according to the text?

    <p>Rapidly changing technologies and development paradigms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it difficult for software development teams to achieve their objectives?

    <p>Rapidly changing technologies and processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is considered the most important challenge in software development when compared to other domains?

    <p>Mastering rapidly changing technologies and processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has the software industry roughly gone through in the past 50 years?

    <p>Four generations of programming languages and three major development paradigms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do software development teams need to exploit in order to achieve their objectives?

    <p>Impressive advances in rapidly changing technologies and development paradigms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has made accomplishing better, faster, cheaper simultaneously difficult or impossible in software development?

    <p>Concentrating on two of the concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most significant impact of the abstract character of software products on software production?

    <p>Difficulty in measuring and controlling software products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Robert Glass, what percentage of software work is intellectual and creative?

    <p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has led to the need for software companies to make reliable make-or-buy decisions or verify development schedules and costs offered by contractors?

    <p>Trend towards software outsourcing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the primary challenges posed by the intangible and volatile nature of software products?

    <p>Difficulty in measuring and controlling software products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the global trend towards software outsourcing result in for software companies?

    <p>Reliable basis for verifying development schedules and costs offered by contractors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of the extreme uncertainties in software development mentioned by Robert Glass?

    <p>Challenges in making reliable make-or-buy decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key aspects that differentiate software engineering from other engineering domains?

    <p>&quot;Softness&quot; of software products</p> Signup and view all the answers

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