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Software engineering • The economies of ALL developed nations are dependent on software.
• More and more systems are software controlled
• Software engineering is concerned with theories, methodsand tools for professional software development
• Software engineering spending represents a significant fraction of GNP in all developed countries Software costs
• Software costs often dominatesystem 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 beseveral times development costs
• Software engineering is concerned with cost-effective software development FAQs about software engineering
• What is software?
• What is software engineering?• What is the difference between software engineering and computer science?
• What is the difference between software engineering and system engineering?
• What is a software process?
• Whatis a software process model?
• What are the costs of software engineering?
• What are software engineering methods?
• What is CASE (Computer-Aided Software Engineering)
• What are theattributes of good software?
• What are the key challenges facing software engineering? What is software?
• Computer programs and associated documentation
• Software products may be developed for aparticular customer or may be developed for a general market
• Software products may be
• Generic - developed to be sold to a range of different customers
• Bespoke (custom) - developed for a singlecustomer according to their specification What is software engineering?
• Software engineering is an engineering discipline which is concerned with all aspects of software production
• Softwareengineers should adopt a systematic and organised approach to their work and use appropriate tools and techniques depending on the problem to be solved, the development constraints and the resources...