- Software Engineering and Information System
Software Engineering
Software engineering is defined as a discipline whose aim is the production of quality software, software that is delivered on time within budget and that satisfies its requirements.
Software
A software consists of programs, documentation of any fact of the program and the procedures used to setup and operate the software system. Basically, program is a combination of source code and objects code. Operating procedures consists of instructions to setup and use the software system and instructions so that they can react to the system failure.
Software = Programs + Documentation + Operating procedures
Product and Process
- What is delivered to the customer is called a It may include source code, specification document manuals, documentation, etc.
- Process is the way in which we produce software. It is the collection of activities that leads to a part of a product.
Measures, Matrices And Measurement
- A measure provides a quantitative indication of the extent, dimension, size, capacity, efficiency, productivity or reliability of some attributes of product or process.
- Measurement is the act of evaluating a measure.
- A metric is a quantitative measure of the dew° to which a system component or process possesses a given attribute.