Chapter 1

Question 1

software lifecycle

Answer 1

The period of time that begins when a software product is conceived and ends when the software is no longer available for use

Question 2

system of systems

Answer 2

Multiple heterogeneous, distributed systems that are embedded in networks at multiple levels and in multiple domains and are interconnected, addressing large-scale interdisciplinary common problems and purposes.

Question 3

safety-critical system

Answer 3

A system whose failure or malfunction may result in death or serious injury to people, loss or severe damage to equipment, or environmental harm

Question 4

metric:

Answer 4

A measurement scale and the method used for measurement

Question 5

measurement

Answer 5

The process of assigning a number or category to an entity to describe an attribute of that entity

Question 6

measure

Answer 6

The number or category assigned to an attribute of an entity by making a measurement