Here are some key points from Unit 1:
- Software is computer programs, data structures, and documentation. Software engineering is the systematic development and maintenance of software.
- A software process provides a framework for development activities like communication, planning, modeling, construction and deployment. It establishes quality practices.
- Legacy software supports core functions but is outdated, poorly designed and documented. It is costly to replace but also to maintain.
- Common software myths include thinking requirements can change freely, documentation is unnecessary, or that quality is only important after coding. These undermine good practices.
- A process framework provides structure while methods and tools support specific technical tasks. Processes must balance control and flexibility for different projects.
In software engineering, software configuration management (SCM or S/W CM) is the task of tracking and controlling changes in the software, part of the larger cross-disciplinary field of configuration management. SCM practices include revision control and the establishment of baselines.
This Presentation explains the SCM Process.
This ppt explores the software testing strategy in Software Engineering. It is more useful for the Arts and Science and Engineering students to understand the Software Engineering. It is more useful in their examination time. This ppt is prepared based on their examination point of view.
Automated Tools For System Analysis and DesignAmit Kundu
This document discusses automated tools for system analysis and design (CASE). It contains the following key points:
1. CASE tools are used to support and automate activities throughout the system development lifecycle to increase productivity and quality.
2. CASE tools can improve quality, speed, testing, documentation and project management of systems being developed. However, widespread adoption has been slower than expected due to costs, return on investment timelines, and functionality bottlenecks.
3. The document outlines categories of CASE products and tools, including diagramming tools, form/report generators, analysis tools, repositories, documentation generators, and code generators to support the system development process.
Component-based software engineering (CBSE) involves building software using pre-existing software components rather than developing everything from scratch. Well-designed components interact through defined interfaces, are modular, deployable, and replaceable. CBSE allows for increased reliability, reduced risks, effective specialist use, and accelerated development by reusing tested components instead of recreating them. Potential disadvantages include increased initial development time and difficulty testing components for unknown uses.
The document discusses various aspects of planning and managing the software development process, including:
1) Developing a solution strategy and selecting a software life cycle model to provide a framework for the project.
2) Common software life cycle activities like planning, development, testing, and maintenance.
3) Using milestones, documents, and reviews to improve project visibility and management.
4) Organizing development tasks and teams using different structures like project, functional, and matrix formats.
This document discusses criteria for modularization in software design. It defines modules as named entities that contain instructions, logic, and data structures. Good modularization aims to decompose a system into functional units with minimal coupling between modules. Modules should be designed for high cohesion (related elements) and low coupling (dependencies). The types of coupling from strongest to weakest are content, common, control, stamp, and data coupling. The document also discusses different types of cohesion within modules from weakest to strongest. The goal is functional cohesion with minimal coupling between modules.
The document discusses various concepts related to software testing including verification vs validation, inspection vs testing, black box vs white box testing, and testing techniques like equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, and cause-effect graphing. It defines verification as ensuring software meets specifications while validation ensures it meets customer needs. Inspection examines static documents while testing evaluates dynamic behavior. Black box testing uses requirements while white box considers internal structure.
6 basic steps of software development processRiant Soft
The document outlines the six basic stages of the software development life cycle: 1) Requirement gathering and analysis, 2) System analysis, 3) System design, 4) Coding, 5) Testing, and 6) Implementation. It describes each stage in the process, from gathering requirements from stakeholders to implementing the final tested software. An effective software development life cycle ensures quality and correctness through rigorous testing and design at each stage of building the software.
In software engineering, software configuration management (SCM or S/W CM) is the task of tracking and controlling changes in the software, part of the larger cross-disciplinary field of configuration management. SCM practices include revision control and the establishment of baselines.
This Presentation explains the SCM Process.
This ppt explores the software testing strategy in Software Engineering. It is more useful for the Arts and Science and Engineering students to understand the Software Engineering. It is more useful in their examination time. This ppt is prepared based on their examination point of view.
Automated Tools For System Analysis and DesignAmit Kundu
This document discusses automated tools for system analysis and design (CASE). It contains the following key points:
1. CASE tools are used to support and automate activities throughout the system development lifecycle to increase productivity and quality.
2. CASE tools can improve quality, speed, testing, documentation and project management of systems being developed. However, widespread adoption has been slower than expected due to costs, return on investment timelines, and functionality bottlenecks.
3. The document outlines categories of CASE products and tools, including diagramming tools, form/report generators, analysis tools, repositories, documentation generators, and code generators to support the system development process.
Component-based software engineering (CBSE) involves building software using pre-existing software components rather than developing everything from scratch. Well-designed components interact through defined interfaces, are modular, deployable, and replaceable. CBSE allows for increased reliability, reduced risks, effective specialist use, and accelerated development by reusing tested components instead of recreating them. Potential disadvantages include increased initial development time and difficulty testing components for unknown uses.
The document discusses various aspects of planning and managing the software development process, including:
1) Developing a solution strategy and selecting a software life cycle model to provide a framework for the project.
2) Common software life cycle activities like planning, development, testing, and maintenance.
3) Using milestones, documents, and reviews to improve project visibility and management.
4) Organizing development tasks and teams using different structures like project, functional, and matrix formats.
This document discusses criteria for modularization in software design. It defines modules as named entities that contain instructions, logic, and data structures. Good modularization aims to decompose a system into functional units with minimal coupling between modules. Modules should be designed for high cohesion (related elements) and low coupling (dependencies). The types of coupling from strongest to weakest are content, common, control, stamp, and data coupling. The document also discusses different types of cohesion within modules from weakest to strongest. The goal is functional cohesion with minimal coupling between modules.
The document discusses various concepts related to software testing including verification vs validation, inspection vs testing, black box vs white box testing, and testing techniques like equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, and cause-effect graphing. It defines verification as ensuring software meets specifications while validation ensures it meets customer needs. Inspection examines static documents while testing evaluates dynamic behavior. Black box testing uses requirements while white box considers internal structure.
6 basic steps of software development processRiant Soft
The document outlines the six basic stages of the software development life cycle: 1) Requirement gathering and analysis, 2) System analysis, 3) System design, 4) Coding, 5) Testing, and 6) Implementation. It describes each stage in the process, from gathering requirements from stakeholders to implementing the final tested software. An effective software development life cycle ensures quality and correctness through rigorous testing and design at each stage of building the software.
[Question Paper] Object Oriented Programming With C++ (Revised Course) [April...Mumbai B.Sc.IT Study
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This document discusses software engineering processes. It defines a software process as a series of predictable steps that leads to timely, high-quality products. It notes that common activities across processes include planning, modeling, analysis, design, construction, testing, and deployment. Processes must be adapted based on project characteristics and allow for flexibility. Frameworks like CMMI, PSP, and TSP provide templates for processes. Processes should be assessed against criteria to ensure quality and allow for continuous improvement. The overall goal of any software process is to deliver high quality products on time.
SWE-401 - 1. Introduction to Software Engineeringghayour abbas
Software engineering is the application of engineering principles to the development of software. It involves systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to develop, operate, and maintain software. The goal of software engineering is to produce reliable and efficient software products. Some key aspects of software engineering include requirements gathering, design, programming, testing, and maintenance. Software engineering principles are important for developing large, complex software in a cost-effective manner that can scale and adapt to changing needs over time.
This document discusses computer aided software engineering (CASE) tools. It defines CASE tools as software tools that help with the development and maintenance of other software. The document then describes the need for CASE tools to speed up development, lists categories of tools including diagram, project management, documentation and quality assurance tools, and discusses how organizations use CASE tools and the advantages they provide like improved quality, productivity and documentation.
The document discusses various topics related to software engineering including:
1) The fundamental activities in the software development process like planning, analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
2) The different phases of the Rational Unified Process including inception, elaboration, construction and transition.
3) The drawbacks of the spiral model including high costs, expertise required for risk analysis, and poor fit for smaller projects.
This document provides an overview of Extreme Programming (XP), a software development methodology. It discusses key XP practices like user stories, acceptance tests, release planning, refactoring, and pair programming. XP aims to improve communication, keep designs simple, provide frequent feedback through testing, and encourage courage in decision making. It emphasizes delivering working software frequently in short iterations to ensure customer needs are met.
This document proposes a Sports Meet Management System to manage sports competitions at the university, college, and student levels. It would allow students to register for sports events, see event details and schedules. The system would be web-based using Java, JSP, and MySQL. It would have modules for the university administration to manage sports details, college modules to manage college-level events, and a student module to view events and register. The system aims to improve information sharing and student participation in sports competitions compared to existing systems.
The Waterfall model is a popular sequential model of the software development life cycle where each phase must be completed before the next begins. It consists of requirements, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance phases. Though simple to understand and manage, the Waterfall model works best for smaller, well-defined projects as it is inflexible to changes and produces no working software until late in the cycle.
Defining the Problem - Goals and requirementsStephennancy
This document discusses goals and requirements in software engineering projects. It makes the following key points:
- Goals define targets for both the development process and final work products, and can be qualitative or quantitative. Examples of each type are given.
- Requirements specify the capabilities needed to solve the problem, and include functional, performance, and interface requirements. They provide standards for the project and product.
- Both goals and requirements should be specified quantitatively when possible to avoid later misunderstandings, though this can be difficult in the planning phase. Methods for verification should also be defined.
- High-level goals can be translated into specific requirements related to quality attributes like reliability. Milestones can quantify goals
The document presents information on the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including:
1) It describes the seven main phases of the SDLC - planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
2) It discusses several SDLC models like waterfall, iterative, prototyping, spiral and V-model and compares their strengths and weaknesses.
3) It emphasizes the important role of testing in the SDLC and describes different testing types done during the phases.
This document discusses various approaches to software reuse, including design patterns, application frameworks, component-based development, and generative programming. Design patterns describe abstract solutions to common problems in a reusable form. Application frameworks provide reusable abstract and concrete classes that can be adapted and extended to create application systems. Conceptual reuse through design patterns and generative programming allows reuse of ideas rather than just code.
Software maintenance typically requires 40-60% of the total lifecycle effort for a software product, with some cases requiring as much as 90%. A widely used rule of thumb is that maintenance activities are distributed as 60% for enhancements, 20% for adaptations, and 20% for corrections. Studies show the typical level of effort devoted to software maintenance is around 50% of the total lifecycle effort. Boehm suggests measuring maintenance effort using an activity ratio that considers the number of instructions added or modified over the total instructions. The effort required can then be estimated using programmer months based on the activity ratio and an effort adjustment factor. Emphasis on reliability during development can reduce future maintenance effort.
It delivers details about System Testing which is one of the topics of Software Engineering. It delineates the definition of system testing and its types such as security testing, risk testing and deployment testing etc. This ppt is prepared based on examination point of view. the Engineering and arts and science computer students can get benefit of it.
The document discusses seven touchpoints for building security into software systems. The touchpoints are ordered from most to least effective and include code review, architectural risk analysis, penetration testing, risk-based security testing, abuse cases, security requirements, and security operations. Conducting code reviews alone can find around 50% of security issues, so a comprehensive approach using multiple touchpoints is recommended to holistically address security risks.
This document summarizes key concepts from the first chapter of Ian Sommerville's Software Engineering textbook. It introduces software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It discusses the objectives of software engineering, topics covered like frequently asked questions and professional responsibility. It also summarizes concepts like the software development process, methods, costs and challenges in the field.
This document discusses major factors that influence software cost estimation. It identifies programmer ability, product complexity, product size, available time, required reliability, and level of technology as key factors. It provides details on how each factor affects software cost, including equations to estimate programming time and development duration based on product type and size. Program complexity is broken into three levels: application, utility, and system software. The document also discusses how underestimating code size and inability to compress schedules can impact cost estimates.
The document describes the six main phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): 1) Planning and Requirement Analysis, 2) Defining Requirements, 3) Designing the product architecture, 4) Building or Developing the Product, 5) Testing the Product, and 6) Deployment in the Market and Maintenance. Each phase is explained in 1-2 sentences with an emphasis on gathering requirements, designing the architecture, coding, testing, and deploying the final product.
The document discusses the prototyping model of software development. It describes prototyping as building a toy or crude initial version of the software to get early user feedback before developing the actual system. The key steps are requirements gathering, quick design, building the prototype, user evaluation and refinement, then iterative development and engineering of the final product. Advantages include early user assessment, gaining insight, and clarifying requirements. Disadvantages include the potential for increased time/costs if multiple prototypes are needed and losing focus on quality.
Software Prototyping in Software Engineering SE8koolkampus
Prototyping involves rapidly developing an initial version of a system to validate requirements and gain user feedback. There are two main approaches - evolutionary prototyping iteratively develops prototypes into the final system, while throw-away prototyping discards the prototype after validating requirements. Rapid prototyping techniques include using high-level languages, database programming, and component reuse to quickly develop prototypes for review before final development. User interface prototyping is especially important as interfaces cannot be fully specified upfront.
[Question Paper] Object Oriented Programming With C++ (Revised Course) [April...Mumbai B.Sc.IT Study
This is a Question Papers of Mumbai University for B.Sc.IT Student of Semester - III [Object Oriented Programming With C++] (Revised Course). [Year - April / 2016] . . . Solution Set of this Paper is Coming soon . . .
This document discusses software engineering processes. It defines a software process as a series of predictable steps that leads to timely, high-quality products. It notes that common activities across processes include planning, modeling, analysis, design, construction, testing, and deployment. Processes must be adapted based on project characteristics and allow for flexibility. Frameworks like CMMI, PSP, and TSP provide templates for processes. Processes should be assessed against criteria to ensure quality and allow for continuous improvement. The overall goal of any software process is to deliver high quality products on time.
SWE-401 - 1. Introduction to Software Engineeringghayour abbas
Software engineering is the application of engineering principles to the development of software. It involves systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to develop, operate, and maintain software. The goal of software engineering is to produce reliable and efficient software products. Some key aspects of software engineering include requirements gathering, design, programming, testing, and maintenance. Software engineering principles are important for developing large, complex software in a cost-effective manner that can scale and adapt to changing needs over time.
This document discusses computer aided software engineering (CASE) tools. It defines CASE tools as software tools that help with the development and maintenance of other software. The document then describes the need for CASE tools to speed up development, lists categories of tools including diagram, project management, documentation and quality assurance tools, and discusses how organizations use CASE tools and the advantages they provide like improved quality, productivity and documentation.
The document discusses various topics related to software engineering including:
1) The fundamental activities in the software development process like planning, analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
2) The different phases of the Rational Unified Process including inception, elaboration, construction and transition.
3) The drawbacks of the spiral model including high costs, expertise required for risk analysis, and poor fit for smaller projects.
This document provides an overview of Extreme Programming (XP), a software development methodology. It discusses key XP practices like user stories, acceptance tests, release planning, refactoring, and pair programming. XP aims to improve communication, keep designs simple, provide frequent feedback through testing, and encourage courage in decision making. It emphasizes delivering working software frequently in short iterations to ensure customer needs are met.
This document proposes a Sports Meet Management System to manage sports competitions at the university, college, and student levels. It would allow students to register for sports events, see event details and schedules. The system would be web-based using Java, JSP, and MySQL. It would have modules for the university administration to manage sports details, college modules to manage college-level events, and a student module to view events and register. The system aims to improve information sharing and student participation in sports competitions compared to existing systems.
The Waterfall model is a popular sequential model of the software development life cycle where each phase must be completed before the next begins. It consists of requirements, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance phases. Though simple to understand and manage, the Waterfall model works best for smaller, well-defined projects as it is inflexible to changes and produces no working software until late in the cycle.
Defining the Problem - Goals and requirementsStephennancy
This document discusses goals and requirements in software engineering projects. It makes the following key points:
- Goals define targets for both the development process and final work products, and can be qualitative or quantitative. Examples of each type are given.
- Requirements specify the capabilities needed to solve the problem, and include functional, performance, and interface requirements. They provide standards for the project and product.
- Both goals and requirements should be specified quantitatively when possible to avoid later misunderstandings, though this can be difficult in the planning phase. Methods for verification should also be defined.
- High-level goals can be translated into specific requirements related to quality attributes like reliability. Milestones can quantify goals
The document presents information on the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including:
1) It describes the seven main phases of the SDLC - planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
2) It discusses several SDLC models like waterfall, iterative, prototyping, spiral and V-model and compares their strengths and weaknesses.
3) It emphasizes the important role of testing in the SDLC and describes different testing types done during the phases.
This document discusses various approaches to software reuse, including design patterns, application frameworks, component-based development, and generative programming. Design patterns describe abstract solutions to common problems in a reusable form. Application frameworks provide reusable abstract and concrete classes that can be adapted and extended to create application systems. Conceptual reuse through design patterns and generative programming allows reuse of ideas rather than just code.
Software maintenance typically requires 40-60% of the total lifecycle effort for a software product, with some cases requiring as much as 90%. A widely used rule of thumb is that maintenance activities are distributed as 60% for enhancements, 20% for adaptations, and 20% for corrections. Studies show the typical level of effort devoted to software maintenance is around 50% of the total lifecycle effort. Boehm suggests measuring maintenance effort using an activity ratio that considers the number of instructions added or modified over the total instructions. The effort required can then be estimated using programmer months based on the activity ratio and an effort adjustment factor. Emphasis on reliability during development can reduce future maintenance effort.
It delivers details about System Testing which is one of the topics of Software Engineering. It delineates the definition of system testing and its types such as security testing, risk testing and deployment testing etc. This ppt is prepared based on examination point of view. the Engineering and arts and science computer students can get benefit of it.
The document discusses seven touchpoints for building security into software systems. The touchpoints are ordered from most to least effective and include code review, architectural risk analysis, penetration testing, risk-based security testing, abuse cases, security requirements, and security operations. Conducting code reviews alone can find around 50% of security issues, so a comprehensive approach using multiple touchpoints is recommended to holistically address security risks.
This document summarizes key concepts from the first chapter of Ian Sommerville's Software Engineering textbook. It introduces software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It discusses the objectives of software engineering, topics covered like frequently asked questions and professional responsibility. It also summarizes concepts like the software development process, methods, costs and challenges in the field.
This document discusses major factors that influence software cost estimation. It identifies programmer ability, product complexity, product size, available time, required reliability, and level of technology as key factors. It provides details on how each factor affects software cost, including equations to estimate programming time and development duration based on product type and size. Program complexity is broken into three levels: application, utility, and system software. The document also discusses how underestimating code size and inability to compress schedules can impact cost estimates.
The document describes the six main phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): 1) Planning and Requirement Analysis, 2) Defining Requirements, 3) Designing the product architecture, 4) Building or Developing the Product, 5) Testing the Product, and 6) Deployment in the Market and Maintenance. Each phase is explained in 1-2 sentences with an emphasis on gathering requirements, designing the architecture, coding, testing, and deploying the final product.
The document discusses the prototyping model of software development. It describes prototyping as building a toy or crude initial version of the software to get early user feedback before developing the actual system. The key steps are requirements gathering, quick design, building the prototype, user evaluation and refinement, then iterative development and engineering of the final product. Advantages include early user assessment, gaining insight, and clarifying requirements. Disadvantages include the potential for increased time/costs if multiple prototypes are needed and losing focus on quality.
Software Prototyping in Software Engineering SE8koolkampus
Prototyping involves rapidly developing an initial version of a system to validate requirements and gain user feedback. There are two main approaches - evolutionary prototyping iteratively develops prototypes into the final system, while throw-away prototyping discards the prototype after validating requirements. Rapid prototyping techniques include using high-level languages, database programming, and component reuse to quickly develop prototypes for review before final development. User interface prototyping is especially important as interfaces cannot be fully specified upfront.
The document discusses different software development life cycle (SDLC) models including waterfall, spiral/iterative, and agile. It provides an overview of each model's phases and when they are best applied. The waterfall model follows sequential phases from requirements to maintenance. The spiral model is risk-driven and iterative. The agile model emphasizes speed, reduced documentation, and frequent customer feedback through shorter development cycles. SDLC models provide structure, standard processes and deliverables to software development projects.
Software engineering is the systematic and disciplined approach to developing, operating, and maintaining software. It involves tools, methods, processes, and a focus on quality. The history of software engineering began in the pioneering era from 1955-1965 when new computers were emerging rapidly. This was followed by the stabilizing era from 1965-1980 when standards like the IBM 360 emerged. The micro era from 1980 to present saw the rise of personal computers and user-friendly interfaces. Software engineering aims to produce high quality products through processes that focus on revision, transition, and operation.
Catalogued and student workers database(use cases diagram)Jennifer Polack
This document summarizes a project to create a website to catalog plants and student workers in a university department. The website will allow admin, privileged, and basic users to track information about plants under their care, including generating barcode labels that encode plant details like genus, species, owner, and care instructions. The barcode labeling idea is meant to make the system more efficient than a text-based approach. Admin users will be able to select plant information to generate barcode labels displaying the encoded plant data.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in the field of software engineering. It defines software engineering as the application of systematic and disciplined approaches to software development, operation, and maintenance. The document discusses the importance of software engineering in producing reliable and economical software. It also summarizes essential attributes of good software such as maintainability, dependability, efficiency, and acceptability. Additionally, the document outlines a generic software engineering process framework involving activities like communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. It notes that the process should be adapted to the specific project.
The document contains solutions to exercises on designing ER diagrams and mapping them to SQL schemas. The problems provide scenarios about entities like employees, departments, artwork, artists, customers etc. and their relationships. The solutions involve drawing the ER diagrams
The document provides an overview of agile software development methods. It discusses topics like agile vs plan-driven development, extreme programming, the agile manifesto and principles. Extreme programming is described as taking an extreme approach to iterative development with new versions built several times per day and increments delivered every 2 weeks. Key practices of XP like incremental planning, small releases, test-first development, pair programming and continuous integration are also summarized.
The software process involves specification, design and implementation, validation, and evolution activities. It can be modeled using plan-driven approaches like the waterfall model or agile approaches. The waterfall model involves separate sequential phases while incremental development interleaves activities. Reuse-oriented processes focus on assembling systems from existing components. Real processes combine elements of different models. Specification defines system requirements through requirements engineering. Design translates requirements into a software structure and implementation creates an executable program. Validation verifies the system meets requirements through testing. Evolution maintains and changes the system in response to changing needs.
The document discusses the origins and drivers of software engineering as a discipline. It arose in response to frequent software project failures in the late 1960s, termed the "software crisis". Key points:
- Software engineering aims to apply systematic and quantifiable principles to software development and maintenance to improve quality, productivity and job satisfaction.
- It draws on computer science, management science, economics and other fields. Processes and models help manage complex software projects.
- Early process models included waterfall and prototyping. Later agile models like spiral emphasize iterative development and risk management over rigid phases.
Agile Software Engineering and Design Thinking: Efficiency and Innovation in ...Tobias Schimmer
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The document discusses the entity-relationship (ER) model for conceptual database design. It describes the basic constructs of the ER model including entities, attributes, relationships, keys, and various modeling choices. The ER model is useful for capturing the semantics of an application domain and producing a conceptual schema before logical and physical design.
A software process provides stability, control, and organization for software development. It consists of a series of predictable steps that lead to a timely, high-quality product. Key elements include framework activities like planning, modeling, requirements analysis, design, construction, testing, and deployment. The specific tasks and level of rigor for each activity may vary based on the project. Process assessment ensures the process meets criteria for successful software engineering. The primary goal of any process is high-quality software delivered on time through reduced rework.
The document discusses several key aspects of software and software engineering:
1. Software serves both as a product that transforms information and as a vehicle that delivers computing capabilities. It controls programs, enables communications, and helps build other software.
2. Software is more complex and difficult to develop than hardware but easier to modify and upgrade. Software costs are concentrated in design rather than production.
3. Software evolves and deteriorates over time unlike hardware, which wears out. Most software continues to be custom built despite a slow trend toward component-based construction. Maintaining and evolving legacy software poses challenges.
4. The document outlines several "laws" and myths regarding software evolution, management, customers, and practitioners
Formal Specification in Software Engineering SE9koolkampus
This document discusses formal specification techniques for software. It describes algebraic techniques for specifying interfaces as abstract data types and model-based techniques for specifying system behavior. Algebraic specifications define operations and their relationships, while model-based specifications represent the system state using mathematical constructs like sets and sequences. Formal specification finds errors earlier and reduces rework, though it requires more upfront effort. The document also provides an example of formally specifying an air traffic control system and insulin pump.
In English: Latest Trends in Software Engineering (Yazılım Mühendisliğinde S...Vahid Garousi
Latest Trends in Software Engineering
Yazılım Mühendisliğinde Son Trendler
Technology Seminars
Doç. Dr. Vahid Garousi
Department of Computer Engineering
Hacettepe University
Beytepe, Ankara
Turkey
The document discusses software quality attributes based on McCall's quality factors. It describes McCall's three categories of quality factors:
1) Product Operation - factors like correctness, reliability, usability, and integrity that relate to a software product's operational characteristics.
2) Product Revision - factors like maintainability, flexibility, and testability that relate to a software product's ability to undergo change.
3) Product Transition - factors like portability, reusability, and interoperability that relate to a software product's adaptability to new environments. The document notes that some quality factors can be directly measured while others can only be indirectly measured.
This document provides an introduction and overview of key topics in software engineering. It discusses what software engineering is, the importance and costs of software development, different types of software projects and applications, and issues like complexity, security and scale that affect software. It also introduces software engineering processes, methods, and ethics. Common questions about the field are addressed. The document is the first chapter of a book on software engineering.
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software and software engineering. It discusses the importance of software and characteristics that make it different than other engineered products. The document also outlines some common software applications and categories. It defines the key activities in a generic software process including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. Finally, it provides examples of two case studies - an embedded system in an insulin pump and a patient information system for mental health care.
Introduction to software engineering
Software products
Why Software is Important?
Software costs
Features of Software?
Software Applications
Software—New Categories
Software Engineering
Importance of Software Engineering
Essential attributes / Characteristics of good software
Software Components
Software Process
Five Activities of a Generic Process framework
Relative Costs of Fixing Software Faults
Software Qualities
Software crisis
Software Development Stages/SDLC
What is Software Verification
Advantages of Software Verification
Advantages of Validation
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software, characteristics of good software, and the software engineering process. It discusses that software engineering aims to apply systematic and disciplined approaches to software development and maintenance to economically produce reliable and efficient software. The document also outlines key activities in a generic software process framework including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment.
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts. It defines software and its key characteristics, such as being developed rather than manufactured. It discusses different types of software applications and attributes of good software like maintainability and dependability. The document also outlines the activities in a generic software process, including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. It emphasizes that the process should be adapted to each project's specific needs.
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This document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software and software engineering. It discusses the importance of software and different types of software applications. The document also introduces a generic software engineering process framework consisting of communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment activities. Finally, it provides examples of an embedded insulin pump control system and a patient information system for mental health care to illustrate software engineering concepts and processes.
Java learn from basic part chapter_01 short notes to understand the java quic...GaytriMate
Software is the set of instructions and data that enable computers to function. It encompasses computer programs, data storage, and documentation. There are different types of software including generic products sold broadly and customized products tailored for specific customers. Software engineering aims to develop software through systematic, disciplined processes to produce reliable and efficient software economically. It involves layers of process, methods, tools, and a quality focus. A generic software process framework includes activities like communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment managed through umbrella activities.
This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important to modern economies, and outlines some key characteristics of software such as its non-physical nature and tendency to deteriorate over time rather than wear out. The document also introduces common software applications, categories, and costs. Finally, it discusses the importance of software engineering in developing reliable, high-quality software economically.
This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important, and explores key software engineering concepts like the software development process, process models, case studies, and requirements. Specifically, it defines software, explains that software engineering aims to produce reliable software economically, and discusses the importance of processes and methods in software development.
The document discusses software engineering and provides definitions and explanations of key concepts. It defines software engineering as applying engineering principles and methods to the development of software. It notes that the goal of software engineering is to produce efficient and reliable software products. It also discusses what constitutes software, different types of software products, the importance of software, and characteristics of good software.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software as a set of instructions that provide desired functions when executed. Engineering is defined as applying scientific methods to construct, operate, modify and maintain useful devices and systems. Software engineering then applies technologies and practices from computer science, project management, and other fields to the design, development and documentation of software. Some key characteristics of software discussed are that it is developed rather than manufactured, can be easily modified and reproduced, and does not wear out. The document also outlines various types of software applications and discusses software engineering as a layered technology with foundations in quality focus, processes, methods and tools. Finally, it addresses some common software myths from management, customer, and practitioner perspectives.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software and discusses the costs associated with software development and maintenance. It then covers various software engineering topics like processes, models, techniques and challenges. Specific topics covered include the waterfall model, rapid development approaches, prototyping, iterative development, reuse-oriented engineering and the impact of the web on software engineering. Case studies and examples are also provided to illustrate different types of software systems.
Software encompasses computer programs, data structures, and documentation. It is developed through software engineering processes and methods rather than manufactured. While software doesn't physically deteriorate, it does deteriorate over time due to changes. Software engineering aims to develop software through systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to achieve reliable and efficient software economically.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering and discusses key concepts. It defines software, engineering, and software engineering. Software engineering aims to develop reliable software products using scientific principles and methods. The document outlines different types of software products and applications. It discusses the importance of software and costs associated with software. Finally, it introduces the concept of software evolution and laws of software evolution.
The document discusses software engineering and its importance. It covers the history of software engineering, different types of software systems, and professional software development. Software engineering aims to support developing reliable software through techniques like structured programming and object-oriented development. It also discusses essential attributes of good software like maintainability, dependability, and efficiency. The key activities in software engineering processes are software specification, development, validation, and evolution.
Kelis King offer involve conducting system testing to ensure correct operation, and integration testing to ensure the system integrates correctly with other required systems, such as databases.
This document discusses software engineering. It begins by defining software as a set of instructions that take inputs and produce outputs as determined by the user. It then discusses the essential components of software including instructions, data structures, and documents.
It describes different types of software such as system software, real-time software, business software, scientific software, embedded software, AI software, personal computer software, and internet software. Good software is discussed in terms of attributes like maintainability, correctness, reusability, reliability, portability, and efficiency.
Finally, it defines software engineering as a systematic collection of practices for developing quality software in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The major roles of software engineering are to increase productivity
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software engineering as the systematic approach to designing, developing, operating, and maintaining software. It discusses the need for software engineering due to past software crises where projects regularly failed or went over budget. The document outlines objectives of software engineering such as maintainability, correctness, reusability, and reliability. It also distinguishes between a program and software product and discusses challenges in software engineering.
Similar to Unit 1 importance ofsoftengg_b.tech iii year (20)
UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a standard modeling language used to document and visualize the design of object-oriented software systems. It was developed in the 1990s to standardize the different object-oriented modeling notations that existed. UML is based on several influential object-oriented analysis and design methodologies. It includes diagrams for modeling a system's structural and behavioral elements, and has continued to evolve with refinements and expanded applicability. Use case diagrams are one type of UML diagram that are used to define system behaviors and goals from the perspective of different user types or external entities known as actors.
UML component diagrams describe software components and their dependencies. A component represents a modular and replaceable unit with well-defined interfaces. Component diagrams show the organization and dependencies between components using interfaces, dependencies, ports, and connectors. They can show both the external view of a component's interfaces as well as its internal structure by nesting other components or classes.
Activity diagrams show the flow and sequence of activities in a system by depicting actions, decisions, and parallel processes through graphical symbols like activities, transitions, decisions, and swimlanes. They are used to model workflows, use cases, and complex methods by defining activities, states, objects, responsibilities, and connections between elements. Guidelines are provided for creating activity diagrams, such as identifying the workflow objective, pre/post-conditions, activities, states, objects, responsibilities, and evaluating for concurrency.
Object diagrams represent a snapshot of a system at a particular moment, showing the concrete instances of classes and their relationships. They capture the static view of a system to show object behaviors and relationships from a practical perspective. Unlike class diagrams which show abstract representations, object diagrams depict real-world objects and their unlimited possible instances. They are used for forward and reverse engineering, modeling object relationships and interactions, and understanding system behavior.
Sequence diagrams show the interactions between objects over time by depicting object lifelines and messages exchanged. They emphasize the time ordering of messages. To create a sequence diagram, identify participating objects and messages, lay out object lifelines across the top, and draw messages between lifelines from top to bottom based on timing. Activation boxes on lifelines indicate when objects are active. Sequence diagrams help document and understand the logical flow of a system.
State chart diagrams define the different states an object can be in during its lifetime, and how it transitions between states in response to events. They are useful for modeling reactive systems by describing the flow of control from one state to another. The key elements are initial and final states, states represented by rectangles, and transitions between states indicated by arrows. State chart diagrams are used to model the dynamic behavior and lifetime of objects in a system and identify the events that trigger state changes.
This document provides an overview of use case diagrams and use cases. It defines what a use case is, including that it captures a user's interaction with a system to achieve a goal. It describes the key components of a use case diagram, including actors, use cases, and relationships between use cases like generalization, inclusion, and extension. An example use case diagram for a money withdrawal from an ATM is presented to illustrate these concepts. Guidelines for documenting use cases with descriptions of flows, exceptions, and other details are also provided.
This document discusses software quality and metrics. It defines software quality as conformance to requirements, standards, and implicit expectations. It outlines ISO 9126 quality factors like functionality, reliability, usability, and maintainability. It describes five views of quality: transcendental, user, manufacturing, product, and value-based. It also discusses types of metrics like product, process, and project metrics. Product metrics measure characteristics like size, complexity, and quality level. The document provides guidelines for developing, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting software metrics.
This document discusses key concepts in software design engineering including analysis models, design models, the programmer's approach versus best practices, purposes of design, quality guidelines, design principles, fundamental concepts like abstraction and architecture, and specific design concepts like patterns, modularity, and information hiding. It emphasizes that design is important for translating requirements into a quality software solution before implementation begins.
The document provides an overview of architectural design in software engineering. It defines software architecture as the structure of components, relationships between them, and properties. The key steps in architectural design are creating data design, representing structure, analyzing styles, and elaborating chosen style. It emphasizes software components and their focus. Examples of architectural styles discussed include data flow, call-and-return, data-centered, and virtual machine.
Object oriented concepts can be summarized in 3 sentences:
Objects have state, behavior, and identity. State represents the properties and values of an object, behavior is defined by the operations or methods that can be performed on an object, and identity uniquely distinguishes one object from all others. Key concepts in object orientation include abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, hierarchy, polymorphism, and life span of objects. These concepts help organize programs through the definition and use of classes and objects.
Unit 7 performing user interface designPreeti Mishra
The document discusses user interface design principles and models. It provides three key principles for user interface design:
1. Place users in control of the interface and allow for flexible, interruptible, and customizable interaction.
2. Reduce users' memory load by minimizing what they need to remember, establishing defaults, and progressively disclosing information.
3. Make the interface consistent across screens, applications, and interaction models to maintain user expectations.
It also describes four models involved in interface design: the user profile model, design model, implementation model, and user's mental model. The role of designers is to reconcile differences across these models.
Unit 8 discusses software testing concepts including definitions of testing, who performs testing, test characteristics, levels of testing, and testing approaches. Unit testing focuses on individual program units while integration testing combines units. System testing evaluates a complete integrated system. Testing strategies integrate testing into a planned series of steps from requirements to deployment. Verification ensures correct development while validation confirms the product meets user needs.
This document discusses requirements analysis and design. It covers the types and characteristics of requirements, as well as the tasks involved in requirements engineering including inception, elicitation, elaboration, negotiation, specification, validation, and management. It also discusses problems that commonly occur in requirements practices and solutions through proper requirements engineering. Additionally, it outlines goals and elements of analysis modeling, including flow-oriented, scenario-based, class-based, and behavioral modeling. Finally, it discusses the purpose and tasks of design engineering in translating requirements models into design models.
Design process interaction design basicsPreeti Mishra
This document provides an introduction to interaction design basics and terms. It discusses that interaction design involves creating technology-based interventions to achieve goals within constraints. The design process has several stages and is iterative. Interaction design starts with understanding users through methods like talking to and observing them. Scenarios are rich stories used throughout design to illustrate user interactions. Basic terms in interaction design include goals, constraints, trade-offs, and the design process. Usability and user-centered design are also discussed.
The document provides an overview of design process and factors that affect user experience in interface design. It discusses various principles and heuristics to support usability, including learnability, flexibility, and robustness. The document outlines principles that affect these factors, such as predictability, consistency and dialog initiative. It also discusses guidelines for improving usability through user testing and iterative design. The document emphasizes the importance of usability and provides several heuristics and guidelines to measure and improve usability in interface design.
Design process evaluating interactive_designsPreeti Mishra
The document discusses various methods for evaluating interactive systems, including expert analysis methods like heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthrough, as well as user-based evaluation techniques like observational methods, query techniques, and physiological monitoring. It provides details on the process for each method and considerations for when each may be most appropriate. Evaluation aims to determine a system's usability, identify design issues, compare alternatives, and observe user effects. The criteria discussed include expert analysis, user-based, and model-based approaches.
Foundations understanding users and interactionsPreeti Mishra
This document discusses qualitative user research methods. It explains that qualitative research helps understand user behavior, which is too complex to understand solely through quantitative data. Qualitative research methods include interviews, observation, and persona creation. Personas are fictional user archetypes created from interview data to represent different types of users. They are useful for product design by providing empathy for users and guiding decisions. The document provides details on creating personas and using scenarios to represent how personas would interact with a product.
This document provides an introduction to human-computer interaction (HCI). It defines HCI as a discipline concerned with studying, designing, building, and implementing interactive computing systems for human use, with a focus on usability. The document outlines various perspectives in HCI including sociology, anthropology, ergonomics, psychology, and linguistics. It also defines HCI and lists 8 guidelines for creating good HCI, such as consistency, informative feedback, and reducing memory load. The importance of good interfaces is discussed, noting they can make or break a product's acceptance. Finally, some principles and theories of user-centered design are introduced.
Sri Guru Hargobind Ji - Bandi Chor Guru.pdfBalvir Singh
Sri Guru Hargobind Ji (19 June 1595 - 3 March 1644) is revered as the Sixth Nanak.
• On 25 May 1606 Guru Arjan nominated his son Sri Hargobind Ji as his successor. Shortly
afterwards, Guru Arjan was arrested, tortured and killed by order of the Mogul Emperor
Jahangir.
• Guru Hargobind's succession ceremony took place on 24 June 1606. He was barely
eleven years old when he became 6th Guru.
• As ordered by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, he put on two swords, one indicated his spiritual
authority (PIRI) and the other, his temporal authority (MIRI). He thus for the first time
initiated military tradition in the Sikh faith to resist religious persecution, protect
people’s freedom and independence to practice religion by choice. He transformed
Sikhs to be Saints and Soldier.
• He had a long tenure as Guru, lasting 37 years, 9 months and 3 days
This is an overview of my current metallic design and engineering knowledge base built up over my professional career and two MSc degrees : - MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology University of Portsmouth graduated 1st May 1998, and MSc in Aircraft Engineering Cranfield University graduated 8th June 2007.
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Cricket management system ptoject report.pdfKamal Acharya
The aim of this project is to provide the complete information of the National and
International statistics. The information is available country wise and player wise. By
entering the data of eachmatch, we can get all type of reports instantly, which will be
useful to call back history of each player. Also the team performance in each match can
be obtained. We can get a report on number of matches, wins and lost.
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation w...IJCNCJournal
Paper Title
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation with Hybrid Beam Forming Power Transfer in WSN-IoT Applications
Authors
Reginald Jude Sixtus J and Tamilarasi Muthu, Puducherry Technological University, India
Abstract
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) helps to overcome various difficulties in future technology wireless communications. NOMA, when utilized with millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, channel estimation becomes extremely difficult. For reaping the benefits of the NOMA and mm-Wave combination, effective channel estimation is required. In this paper, we propose an enhanced particle swarm optimization based long short-term memory estimator network (PSOLSTMEstNet), which is a neural network model that can be employed to forecast the bandwidth required in the mm-Wave MIMO network. The prime advantage of the LSTM is that it has the capability of dynamically adapting to the functioning pattern of fluctuating channel state. The LSTM stage with adaptive coding and modulation enhances the BER.PSO algorithm is employed to optimize input weights of LSTM network. The modified algorithm splits the power by channel condition of every single user. Participants will be first sorted into distinct groups depending upon respective channel conditions, using a hybrid beamforming approach. The network characteristics are fine-estimated using PSO-LSTMEstNet after a rough approximation of channels parameters derived from the received data.
Keywords
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Bit Error Rate (BER), mm-Wave, MIMO, NOMA, deep learning, optimization.
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An In-Depth Exploration of Natural Language Processing: Evolution, Applicatio...DharmaBanothu
Natural language processing (NLP) has
recently garnered significant interest for the
computational representation and analysis of human
language. Its applications span multiple domains such
as machine translation, email spam detection,
information extraction, summarization, healthcare,
and question answering. This paper first delineates
four phases by examining various levels of NLP and
components of Natural Language Generation,
followed by a review of the history and progression of
NLP. Subsequently, we delve into the current state of
the art by presenting diverse NLP applications,
contemporary trends, and challenges. Finally, we
discuss some available datasets, models, and
evaluation metrics in NLP.
3. What is
Software?
The product that software professionals build and then support
over the long term.
Software encompasses:
(1) instructions (computer programs) that when executed provide
desired features, function, and performance;
(2) data structures that enable the programs to adequately store and
manipulate information and
(3) documentation that describes the operation and use of the
programs.
4. Software products
• Generic products
– Stand-alone systems that are
marketed and sold to any customer
who wishes to buy them.
– Examples – PC software such as
editing, graphics programs, project
management tools
• Customized products
– Software that is commissioned by a
specific customer to meet their own
needs.
– Examples – embedded control
systems, air traffic control software,
traffic monitoring systems.
5. Software Categories
• 1. System software: such as compilers, editors, file management utilities
• 2. Application software: stand-alone programs for specific needs.
• 3. Engineering/scientific software: Characterized by “number
crunching”algorithms. such as automotive stress analysis, molecular biology,
orbital dynamics etc
• 4. Embedded software resides within a product or system. (key pad control of a
microwave oven, digital function of dashboard display in a car)
• 5. Product-line software focus on a limited marketplace to address mass
consumer market. (word processing, graphics, database management)
• 6. WebApps (Web applications) network centric software. As web 2.0 emerges,
more sophisticated computing environments is supported integrated with remote
database and business applications.
• 7. AI software uses non-numerical algorithm to solve complex problem.
Robotics, expert system, pattern recognition game playing
6. Software—New Categories
• Open world computing—pervasive, ubiquitous, distributed computing
due to wireless networking. How to allow mobile devices, personal
computer, enterprise system to communicate across vast network.
• Netsourcing—the Web as a computing engine. How to architect simple
and sophisticated applications to target end-users worldwide.
• Open source—”free” source code open to the computing community (a
blessing, but also a potential curse!)
• Also … (see Chapter 31)
– Data mining
– Grid computing
– Cognitive machines
– Software for nanotechnologies
7. Why Software is Important?
• The economies of ALL developed nations
are dependent on software.
• More and more systems are software
controlled ( transportation, medical,
telecommunications, military, industrial,
entertainment,)
• Software engineering is concerned with
theories, methods and tools for
professional software development.
• Expenditure on software represents a
significant fraction of GNP in all developed
countries.
8. Software costs
• Software costs often dominate computer system costs.
The costs of software on a PC are often greater than the
hardware cost.
• Software costs more to maintain than it does to
develop. For systems with a long life, maintenance costs
may be several times development costs.
• Software engineering is concerned with cost-effective
software development.
9. Features of Software?
• Its characteristics that make it different
from other things human being build.
Features of such logical system:
• Software is developed or engineered, it is
not manufactured in the classical sense
which has quality problem.
• Software doesn't "wear out.” but it
deteriorates (due to change). Hardware has
bathtub curve of failure rate ( high failure rate
in the beginning, then drop to steady state, then
cumulative effects of dust, vibration, abuse occurs).
• Although the industry is moving toward
component-based construction, most
software continues to be custom-built.
• Modern reusable components
encapsulate data and processing into
software parts to be reused by different
programs. E.g. graphical user interface,
window, pull-down menus in library etc.
11. The IEEE definition:
Software Engineering: (1) The application of a systematic,
disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development,
operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the
application of engineering to software.
(2) The study of approaches as in (1).
The seminal definition:
[Software engineering is] the establishment and use of
sound engineering principles in order to obtain
economically software that is reliable and works
efficiently on real machines.
Software Engineering Definition
12. Importance of Software Engineering
• More and more, individuals and society rely on advanced software
systems. We need to be able to produce reliable and trustworthy
systems economically and quickly.
• It is usually cheaper, in the long run, to use software engineering
methods and techniques for software systems rather than just write
the programs as if it was a personal programming project. For most
types of system, the majority of costs are the costs of changing the
software after it has gone into use.
13. FAQ about software engineering
Question Answer
What is software? Computer programs, data structures and associated
documentation. Software products may be developed for
a particular customer or may be developed for a general
market.
What are the attributes of good software? Good software should deliver the required functionality
and performance to the user and should be
maintainable, dependable and usable.
What is software engineering? Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is
concerned with all aspects of software production.
What is the difference between software
engineering and computer science?
Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals;
software engineering is concerned with the practicalities
of developing and delivering useful software.
What is the difference between software
engineering and system engineering?
System engineering is concerned with all aspects of
computer-based systems development including
hardware, software and process engineering. Software
engineering is part of this more general process.
14. Essential attributes of good
software
Product characteristic Description
Maintainability • Software should be written in such a way so that it can evolve to meet the
changing needs of customers.
• This is a critical attribute because software change is an inevitable
requirement of a changing business environment.
Dependability and security • Software dependability includes a range of characteristics including
• reliability,
• security and
• safety.
• Dependable software should not cause physical or economic damage in the
event of system failure.
• Malicious users should not be able to access or damage the system.
Efficiency • Software should not make wasteful use of system resources such as memory
and processor cycles.
• Efficiency therefore includes responsiveness, processing time, memory
utilisation, etc.
Acceptability • Software must be acceptable to the type of users for which it is designed.
• This means that it must be understandable, usable and compatible with other
systems that they use.
18. A Layered Technology
aa “quality” focus“quality” focus
process modelprocess model
methodsmethods
toolstools
Any engineering approach must rest on organizational commitment to quality which fosters a
continuous process improvement culture.
Process
Method
Tools
19. Process, Methods, and Tools
• Process
– Provides the glue that holds the layers together; enables rational and
timely development; provides a framework for effective delivery of
technology; forms the basis for management; provides the context
for technical methods, work products, milestones, quality measures,
and change management
• Methods
– Provide the technical "how to" for building software; rely on a set of
basic principles; encompass a broad array of tasks; include modeling
activities
• Tools
– Provide automated or semi-automated support for the process and
methods (i.e., CASE tools)
20. Process??
• (Webster) A system of operations in producing
something; a series of actions, changes, or functions
that achieve an end or a result
• (IEEE) A sequence of steps performed for a given
purpose
21. What is a Software Process?
• (SEI) A set of activities, methods, practices, and
transformations that people use to develop and maintain
software and the associated products (e.g., project plans,
design documents, code, test cases, and user manuals)
• As an organization matures, the software process becomes
better defined and more consistently implemented throughout
the organization
• Software process maturity is the extent to which a specific
process is explicitly defined, managed, measured, controlled,
and effective
22. Five Activities of a Generic Process
framework
• Communication: communicate with customer to understand objectives
and gather requirements
• Planning: creates a “map” defines the work by describing the tasks, risks
and resources, work products and work schedule.
• Modeling: Create a “sketch”, what it looks like architecturally, how the
constituent parts fit together and other characteristics.
• Construction: code generation and the testing.
• Deployment: Delivered to the customer who evaluates the products and
provides feedback based on the evaluation.
• These five framework activities can be used to all software development
regardless of the application domain, size of the project, complexity of
the efforts etc, though the details will be different in each case.
• For many software projects, these framework activities are applied
iteratively as a project progresses. Each iteration produces a software
increment that provides a subset of overall software features and
functionality.
23. Umbrella Activities
Complement the five process framework activities and help team manage and
control progress, quality, change, and risk.
1. Software project tracking and control: assess progress against the plan and
take actions to maintain the schedule.
2. Risk management: assesses risks that may affect the outcome and quality.
3. Software quality assurance: defines and conduct activities to ensure quality.
4. Technical reviews: assesses work products to uncover and remove errors
before going to the next activity.
5. Measurement: define and collects process, project, and product measures
to ensure stakeholder’s needs are met.
6. Software configuration management: manage the effects of change
throughout the software process.
7. Reusability management: defines criteria for work product reuse and
establishes mechanism to achieve reusable components.
8. Work product preparation and production: create work products such as
models, documents, logs, forms and lists.
24. The Essence of Practice
• How does the practice of software engineering fit in the process activities
mentioned above? Namely, communication, planning, modeling,
construction and deployment.
• George Polya outlines the essence of problem solving, suggests:
1.Understand the problem (communication and analysis).
2.Plan a solution (modeling and software design).
3.Carry out the plan (code generation).
4.Examine the result for accuracy (testing and quality
assurance).
25. Understand the Problem
• Who has a stake in the solution to the problem? That is,
who are the stakeholders?
• What are the unknowns? What data, functions, and
features are required to properly solve the problem?
• Can the problem be compartmentalized? Is it possible to
represent smaller problems that may be easier to
understand?
• Can the problem be represented graphically? Can an
analysis model be created?
26. Plan the Solution
• Have you seen similar problems before? Are there patterns that are
recognizable in a potential solution? Is there existing software
that implements the data, functions, and features that are
required?
• Has a similar problem been solved? If so, are elements of the
solution reusable?
• Can subproblems be defined? If so, are solutions readily apparent
for the subproblems?
• Can you represent a solution in a manner that leads to effective
implementation? Can a design model be created?
27. Carry Out the Plan
• Does the solutions conform to the plan? Is source code
traceable to the design model?
• Is each component part of the solution provably correct?
Has the design and code been reviewed, or better,
have correctness proofs been applied to algorithm?
28. Examine the Result
• Is it possible to test each component part of the solution?
Has a reasonable testing strategy been implemented?
• Does the solution produce results that conform to the data,
functions, and features that are required? Has the
software been validated against all stakeholder
requirements?
30. Software Myths
Erroneous beliefs about software and the process that is used
to build it.
•Affect managers, customers (and other non-technical
stakeholders) and practitioners
•Many people recognize the fallacy of the myths. Regrettably,
habitual attitudes and methods
•Poor management and technical practices, even when reality
dictates a better approach.
31. Management Myths
• We already have standards and procedures for building software;
isn’t that enough?
– How widely used is it?
– How relevant to the team?
– How useful to the project?
• If we’re behind schedule, we’ll just add more programmers to
catch up
– “Adding people to a late project makes it later” [Brooks]
– Ramp-up time
– Interference
• If I outsource a project, I can just relax
– Management issues are much more difficult, and if not
understood, will sink the project
32. Customer Myths
• A general statement of work is sufficient to kick off the
project, and we can fill in the details later
• Requirements can change, and that’s OK because software is so
flexible
-Most software project failures can be traced to inadequacy of
requirement specifications
33. Software Engineers’ Myths
• Once the program is written, I’m done
– Between 60-80% of effort expended after
delivery
• Until the program is written, quality is
uncertain
– Formal design reviews
– Formal code reviews
– Test-first approaches
– Prototyping to verify design and structure
– Prototyping to validate requirements
• The only deliverable is the program itself
– Lots of documentation: installation guides,
usage guides, maintenance guides, API
defintions and examples
34. Software Engineers’ Myths
• Documentation is Software-Engineering busy work
– Focus is on quality, not quantity
– Documentation can be hard for engineers to write, just as
C++ may be difficult for poets.
36. What is Legacy System
• In computing, a legacy system is an old method, technology,
computer system, or application program, "of, relating to, or
being a previous or outdated computer system.“
• Often a pejorative term, referencing a system as "legacy" often
implies that the system is out of date or in need of replacement.
37. Legacy Software -
Characteristics
• Support core business functions
• Have longevity and business criticality
• Exhibit poor quality
– Convoluted code, poor documentation, poor testing, poor change
management
38. Why Organizations can have compelling reasons for keeping a legacy
S/W
• The system works satisfactorily, and the owner sees no reason to change it.
• The costs of redesigning or replacing the system are prohibitive because it
is large, monolithic, and/or complex.
• Retraining on a new system would be costly in lost time and money,
compared to the anticipated appreciable benefits of replacing it
• The system requires near-constant availability, so it cannot be taken out of
service, and the cost of designing a new system
• The user expects that the system can easily be replaced when this becomes
necessary.
• Newer systems perform undesirable (especially for individual or non-
institutional users)
39. Problems posed by legacy Software
• If legacy software runs on only antiquated hardware, the cost of maintaining
the system may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software
and hardware unless
• These systems can be hard to maintain, improve, and expand because
there is a general lack of understanding of the system; the staff who were
experts on it have retired or forgotten what they knew about it, and staff who
entered the field after it became "legacy" never learned about it in the first
place. This can be worsened by lack or loss of documentation.
• Legacy systems may have vulnerabilities in older operating systems or
applications due to lack of security patches being available or applied.
• Integration with newer systems may also be difficult because new software
may use completely different technologies.
40. Reasons for Evolving the Legacy
Software
• (Adaptive) Must be adapted to meet the needs of new
computing environments or more modern systems, databases,
or networks
• (Perfective) Must be enhanced to implement new business
requirements
• (Corrective) Must be changed because of errors found in the
specification, design, or implementation
(Note: These are also the three
major reasons for any software
maintenance)
41. End of Unit 1:
Importance of Software Engineering
42. FAQ on Unit 1
Type Examples
What/Define Software, Software Engineering, legacy Software,
software process…..
list Software Myths, legacy s/w characteristics, generic
process framework activities, umbrella activities…
Reason/ Why Use Software Engg, use process framework, use of
legacy s/w, each s/w myth…
And in the similar way you can think of differences, advantages, limitations,
examples ….. On these topics