What Is Computer Software? When you think of a computer imagine a machine made of two parts. The first part is the computer hardware‚ the physical parts of the computer that you can actually touch. Some examples of hardware are disks‚ monitors‚ boards‚ chips‚ etc. Hardware does all of the physical work of the computer‚ from memory storage to display. The second part‚ what we call “computer software”‚ acts as the brain of the computer‚ telling the hardware what to do and when and how to do it
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1. Can you explain the PDCA cycle and where testing fits in? Software testing is an important part of the software development process. In normal software development there are four important steps‚ also referred to‚ in short‚ as the PDCA (Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act) cycle. Let’s review the four steps in detail. Plan: Define the goal and the plan for achieving that goal. Do/Execute: Depending on the plan strategy decided during the plan stage we do execution accordingly in this phase. Check: Check/Test
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Computer software‚ be it the brain behind our VCR or the program created specifically to run a country’s missile defense system‚ are an absolutely integral part of helping to make our day-to-day lives that much less complicated. But when your blender comes screaming to life in your sleep‚ or your bank somehow “loses” your life savings and says “you only have 37 cents in that account”‚ who is to blame? According to liability laws that have been in question since the birth of what might be considered
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE- is all the computer software that causes a computer to perform useful tasks (compare with computer viruses) beyond the running of the computer itself. A. Programming Language-is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine‚ particularly computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely. Definition of programming language * The description of a programming
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT – I INTRODUCTION: The goal of this paper is to analyze about three major software projects namely • The London Ambulance System • The Virtual Case File • The Automatic Baggage System By analyzing these software projects and the software engineering principles followed‚ the key factors responsible for the software projects failure can be understood. Each of these projects has failed miserable
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diagrams illustrate how data is processed by a system in terms of inputs and outputs.Data flow diagram are used widely for modeling the requirements.the DFD is also known as a data flow graph or a bubble chart. Data Flow Diagram Notation We can use two different types of notations on our data flow diagrams: Yourdon & Coad or Gane & Sarson. Process Notations 1) Process A process transforms incoming data flow into outgoing data flow. Yourdon and Coad Process Notations
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The Software Crisis • The most visible symptoms of the software crisis are o Late delivery‚ over budget o Product does not meet specified requirements o Inadequate documentation • Some observations on the software crisis o “A malady that has carried on this long must be called normal” (Booch‚ p. 8) o Software system requirements are moving targets o There may not be enough good developers around to create all the new software that users need o A significant portion of developers’ time must often
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Introduction to Software Engineering Objectives: * To introduce software engineering and to explain its importance. * To set out the answers to key questions about software engineering. * To introduce ethical and professional issues and to explain why they are of concern to software engineers. Topics covered: * FAQs about software engineering * Professional and ethical responsibility Software engineering: * The economies of ALL developed nations are dependent on software. *
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Graphic software is program that used for graphic design‚ image editing and image development on computer. Art software uses either raster graphic or vector graphic to read‚ create and edit images. Nowadays‚ many creative professionals use computers rather traditional media. Graphic software requires less hand-eye coordination and less visualization skills than traditional art. However‚ computer graphic art require learn more of computer graphic skills than traditional visual art. Graphic art software
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Software Piracy: A Worldwide Problem Software piracy is defined as the illegal copying of software for commercial or personal gain. Software companies have tried many methods to prevent piracy‚ with varying degrees of success. Several agencies like the Software Publishers Association and the Business Software Alliance have been formed to combat both worldwide and domestic piracy. Software piracy is an unresolved‚ worldwide problem‚ costing millions of dollars in lost revenue. Software companies
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