Custom software (also known as bespoke software) is software that is specially developed for some specific organization or other user. As such‚ it can be contrasted with the use of software packages developed for the mass market‚ such as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software‚ or existing free software. Custom software can be developed by an in-house software development group‚ or be commissioned from a software house or independent software developer. Since custom software is developed for
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WHAT IS A SOFTWARE A set of instructions that cause a computer to perform one or more tasks. The set of instructions is often called a program or‚ if the set is particularly large and complex‚ a system. Computers cannot do any useful work without instructions from software; thus a combination of software and hardware (the computer) is necessary to do any computerized work. A program must tell the computer each of a set of minuscule tasks to perform‚ in a framework of logic‚ such that the computer
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History of software engineering From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2011) History of computing Hardware • Hardware before 1960 • Hardware 1960s to present • Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries Software • Software • Unix • Open-source software Computer science
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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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Chapter 1 – Software and Software Engineering Overview Software is designed and built by software engineers. Software is used by virtually everyone in society. Software is pervasive in our commerce‚ our culture‚ and our everyday lives. Software engineers have a moral obligation to build reliable software that does no harm to other people. Software engineers view computer software‚ as being made up of the programs‚ documents‚ and data required to design and build the system. Software users are
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information system This software based on user requirements in Egypt . softwares were evaluated based on checklist and through the observation in 8 hospitals according to defined criteria. However‚ Various systems has not efficiently met user expectations in all departments; medical records (74.5%)‚ pharmacy (58.6%)‚ laboratory (74.5%)‚ nursing (23.3%)‚ radiology (51.4%) and financial (65.4%). Minimum user requirements (29%) have been met. There was no software to meet the end users expectations
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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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Computer software engineers use the basics and techniques of computer science‚ engineering‚ and mathematical analysis to the design‚ development‚ testing‚ and evaluation of the software and systems that enable computers to perform their many different tasks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ computer software engineers are projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the 200212 period. The starting salaries for computer engineers with a bachelor’s degree can be higher
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careers. The careers I have in mind are being a Foreign Service officer or being a software engineer. I know in my career paper I indicated a preference towards becoming a Foreign Service officer‚ particularly one involved in economic affairs‚ as it fits my major better. However‚ I’ve always held an interest in computer and software design and programming and my interests would also be served by becoming a software engineer. My goal is to find the career that suits me better than the other career
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Assignment: Applications Software Managing Information Systems David Khuong National American University Author Note This paper was prepared for Managing Information Systems‚ Course ID: MT3500/CI3510‚ taught by Dr. Kim Eastern LP2 Assignment: Applications Software The three primary features commonly used applications software that will be summarized in this paper are personal application software‚ workgroup application software‚ and enterprise application software. Personal Application
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