Lesson 2

Question 1

science and art of
building significant software systems that are on time, on budget,… with correct operation

Answer 1

Software Engineering

Question 2

STAND-ALONE SYSTEMS that are marketed and sold to any
customer who wishes to buy them.

Answer 2

Generic Product

Question 3

Software that is commissioned by a specific customer to meet
their own needs.

Answer 3

Costumized Products

Question 4

Essential attributes of good software
product

Answer 4

> Maintainability
Dependability and Security
Efficiency
Acceptability

Question 5

SOFTWARE SHOULD BE WRITTEN in such a way SO THAT IT CAN EVOLVE TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF COSTUMERS

Answer 5

Maintainability

Question 6

Dependable software
should not cause physical or economic damage in the event of
system failure.

Answer 6

Dependability and Security

Question 7

Software SHOULD NOT MAKE WASTEFUL USE OF SYSTEM resources such
as memory and processor cycles.

Answer 7

Efficiency

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

Acceptability

Question 9

General issues that affect most software

Answer 9

> Heterogeneity
Business and Social Change
Security and Trust

Question 10

Application types

Answer 10

> Batch processing systems
Entertainment systems
Systems for modeling and simulation
Data collection systems
Systems of systems
Stand-alone applications
Interactive transaction-based applications
Embedded control systems

Question 11

These are application systems that run on a local computer, such as a PC. They include all necessary functionality and do not need to be connected to a network.

Answer 11

Stand-Alone Applications

Question 12

Applications that execute on a remote computer and are
accessed by users from their own PCs or terminals. These
include web applications such as e-commerce applications.

Answer 12

Interactive Transaction-based Applications

Question 13

These are software control systems that control and manage
hardware devices. Numerically, there are probably more embedded systems than any other type of system.

Answer 13

Embedded Control Systems

Question 14

These are business systems that are designed to process data
in large batches. They process large numbers of individual inputs
to create corresponding outputs.

Answer 14

Batch Processing Systems

Question 15

These are systems that are primarily for personal use and which are intended to entertain the user.

Answer 15

Entertainment Systems

Question 16

These are systems that are developed by scientists and engineers to model physical processes or situations, which
include many, separate, interacting objects.

Answer 16

Systems for modeling and simulation

Question 17

These are systems that collect data from their environment using a set of sensors and send that data to other systems for processing.

Answer 17

Data Collection System

Question 18

These are systems that are composed of a number of other
software systems.

Answer 18

Systems of systems

Question 19

Issues of professional responsibility

Answer 19

> Confidentiality
Competence
Intellectual Property Rights
Computer Misuse