components of computer systems Hardware is a general term for the physical components that make up a computer system. Software is a general term for the programs that control the computer system. Systems software are programs that allow the hardware to run properly‚ e.g. operating systems. Applications software are programs that allow the user to do specific tasks‚ e.g. spreadsheets. The central processing unit (CPU) interprets and executes the commands from the hardware and software‚ it used to be made
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INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ■ What is Software? • Computer Software is the product that software professional design and built. It includes • Programs • Content • Documents ■ What is software engineering? • Your thoughts here • Related to the process: a systematic procedure used for the analysis‚ design‚ implementation‚ test and maintenance of software. • Related to the product: the software should be
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AACS1733 Information Technology and Systems ASSIGNMENT 2014/2015 Objective This coursework aims to provide students an opportunity to explore the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint so as to enhance their understanding of the application software features in spreadsheet and presentation. Grouping This is a group-based assignment. Student must form a group with 4 members and maximum 5 members (ACCORDING TO ATTENDANCE NAME LIST SEQUENCE). Plagiarism All work is to be the result of the students
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Q1.What are the main types of software? What are the advantages of open-source software? Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software. Q2.“In the end‚ information system is recognized only as a foundation for human judgment‚ insight and inventiveness”. Discuss. What are different types of controls and audits required for an information system? Q3.What is computerized maintenance management? Explain the conceptual model through which the maintenance function can achieve
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<b>1.0 Introduction</b><br>In this report I will be concentrating on the failure of software systems. To understand why software systems fail we need to understand what are software systems. Software systems are a type of information system. This is because a software system is basically a means for hardware to process information. Flynn ’s definition of an information system is:<br><br>"An information system provides procedures to record and make available information‚ concerning part of an
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College. (2009). Development Strategies. In I. College‚ System Design & Architecture (p 3. Mall‚ R. (2000). Fundamentals of Software Engineering. In R. Mall‚ Software Life Cycle Mdels (p 4. Microsoft. (2013). Chapter 16: Quality Attributes. Retrieved from www.msdn.microsoft.com/: http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/ee658094.aspx 5. Pressman‚ R. s. (2001). Software Engineering. New York: Thomas Cassan. 6. Sommerville‚ L. (2012). Software Engineering. New Delhi‚ India: Dorling Kindersley.
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APPLICATION OF SIX SIGMA IN THE SOFTWARE SECTOR I have been facing this question from the people in software industry that whether Six Sigma is applicable to their industry or not. They ask whether the goal of 3.4 defects per million opportunities can be applied to final software that they are making for their Clients. Should they be allowing 3.4 mistakes in a million lines of code that they have developed? Even achieving this goal would NOT result in getting the customer’s satisfaction because
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CHAPTER 6 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE Thomas M. Pigoski Technical Software Services (TECHSOFT)‚ Inc. 31 West Garden Street‚ Suite 100 Pensacola‚ Florida 32501 USA +1 850 469 0086 tmpigoski@techsoft.com Table of Contents 1. Introduction............................................................... 1 2. Definition of the Software Maintenance Knowledge Area .......................................................................... 1 3. Breakdown of Topics for the Software Maintenance
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HARVARD BUSINESSSCHOOL Software Associates Susan‚ I have just seen the quarterly P&L. It’s great that we exceeded our billed hours and revenue targets. But why‚ with higher revenues‚ is our bottom line less than half of what we had budgeted. Can we have a meeting tomorrow morning at 8 AM so you can explain this discrepancy to me? Richard Norton‚ CEO of Software Associates Norton‚ the founder and CEO of Software Associates called Susan Jenkins‚ CFO of Software Associates‚ after skimming
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Software Metric Software metric is a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications. Since quantitative measurements are essential in all sciences‚ there is a continuous effort by computer science practitioners and theoreticians to bring similar approaches to software development. The goal is obtaining objective‚ reproducible and quantifiable measurements‚ which may have numerous valuable applications in schedule and budget planning‚ cost estimation‚ quality assurance testing
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