Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Designed to provide an insight into the software engineering concepts
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2020
503 pages
978-93-88176-77-4 (ISBN)
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Amiya Kumar Rath
Fundamentals of Software Engineering Designed to Provide an Insight into the Software Engineering Concepts
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Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Errata
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introductory Concepts of Software Engineering
- Objective
- Introduction
- Definition
- Evolution and Impact of SE
- Software Engineering Process
- Software Engineering
- Levels of Software Process
- Importance of SW Project Construction
- Problems in System Development
- Solutions to the Problems
- Qualities of the Software
- System Analysis and Design
- System Analysis
- System Architecture and Design
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercises
- 2. Modelling Software Development Life Cycle
- Objectives
- System Analysis and Design
- Data and Process
- Process oriented approach
- Data oriented approach
- Types of Systems and System Developments
- Transaction processing system
- Management information system
- Decision support system
- Expert system
- Overview of SDLC
- Brief Description on Different Phases
- Feasibility study
- Requirement analysis and design
- Coding
- Testing
- Maintenance
- Types of Models
- The Iterative Waterfall Model
- The V-process Model
- The Spiral Model
- Software Prototyping
- Incremental Approach
- Evolutionary Model
- The Importance of Metaphors
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercises
- 3. Software Requirement Analysis and Specification
- Objectives
- Introduction To Software Requirement
- Requirement Engineering
- Software Requirements Specification
- Software Requirement Definition
- Software Requirement Specification
- Software Requirement Collection
- Traditional Methods for System Requirements
- Interviewing and listening
- Questionnaires
- Modern Methods for System Requirements
- CASE tools in JAD
- GSS with JAD
- Prototyping for system requirement
- Radical Methods for System Requirement
- Principles of Re-engineering
- Software Requirement Classification
- Functional Requirements
- Performance Requirements
- Design Requirements
- Derived Requirements
- Allocated Requirements
- Software Requirement Analysis
- Software Requirement Documentation
- Architecture/Design Documentation
- Technical Documentation
- User Documentation
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercises
- 4. Software Project Management Framework
- Objectives
- Project Definition
- Project Management
- Scope Management
- Scope planning
- Scope definition
- Create work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Scope verification
- Scope control
- Time Management
- Activity definition
- Activity sequencing
- Activity resource estimation
- Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
- Arrow Diagram Method
- Activity duration estimating
- Cost Management
- Software Measurement
- Empirical Cost Estimation
- Heuristic Cost Estimation
- Basic COCOMO
- Intermediate COCOMO
- Effort Adjustment Factors
- Advanced COCOMO
- Analytical Cost Estimation
- Resource and Schedule Estimates
- Human Resource Management
- Communication Management
- Risk Management
- Project Planning
- Steps in Project Planning
- Project size estimates
- Function Point Analysis
- Equivalent LOC of FP
- Projects as Proxies
- Feature Point Analysis
- Mythical Man-Month
- Project Scheduling through PERT/CPM
- Origin and Use of PERT
- Origin and Use of CPM
- Application of PERT and CPM
- Project network
- Mathematical Programming Method
- Diagram representation
- Critical path
- Solution by Network Analysis
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Time-Cost Curve
- PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique)
- Mathematical Programming Method
- Gantt Chart
- Points to be Remembered
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 5. Software Project Analysis and Design
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Design Considerations
- Levels of Design
- Low Level Design versus High Level Design
- Software Design Methodologies
- Function-Oriented Design
- Object-Oriented Design
- Coupling and Cohesion
- Cohesion
- Functional cohesion
- Sequential cohesion
- Communicational cohesion
- Procedural cohesion
- Temporal cohesion
- Logical cohesion
- Coincidental cohesion
- Coupling
- Data coupling
- Stamp coupling
- Control coupling
- Common coupling
- Content coupling
- Software Design Approach
- Top-Down Design
- Bottom-Up Design
- Software Specification Tools
- Decision Support Tools
- Decision table
- Decision tree
- Structured english
- Data Structure
- Data Dictionary
- Format of a data dictionary
- Data Flow Diagram
- Symbols used in DFDs
- Construction of DFD
- Developing zero level data flow diagram
- Explanation of 1st level DFD for payroll system
- Data Flow Oriented Design
- Transaction Centered Design
- Transform centered design
- Case Studies
- Reservation System
- Inventory Control
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercises
- 6. Object Oriented Analysis and Design
- Objective
- Introduction
- The Unified Modeling Language
- Object orientation
- Class
- Object Oriented Paradigm
- Abstraction
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Messages
- Association
- Aggregation
- Object Oriented Analysis
- Object Oriented Design
- Object oriented software development
- Object Analysis
- Object Design
- Object-Oriented Entity-Relationship Model
- Object Implementation
- Unified Development Process
- Object Modeling using UML
- Modeling Using UML
- Perform the Detailed Design
- Static and Dynamic Modeling
- Dynamic Modeling: The State chart
- Dynamic Modeling: Sequence Diagram
- Use Case Diagram
- Use-case modeling
- Class Diagram
- Class Modeling
- Case study of an elevator
- Entity class modeling
- Complete class diagram
- State-Chart Diagram
- State diagram
- Interaction diagram / sequence diagram
- Collaboration diagram/ communication diagram
- Communication diagram
- What is a communication diagram?
- Activity diagram
- Component diagram
- Deployment diagram
- A Conceptual Sample Project
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- Minicase
- 7. Designing Interfaces & Dialogues and Database Design
- Objectives
- User Interface Design
- Process of Designing Interfaces and Dialogues
- Deliverables and Outcomes
- Interaction Methods and Devices
- Command Language Interaction
- Menu Interaction
- Form Interaction
- Object-Based Interaction
- Natural Language Interaction
- Hardware Option for System Interaction
- Interface Design
- Structuring Data Entry
- Controlling Input Data
- Providing Feedback
- Providing Help
- Controlling User Access
- Database Design
- Database Models
- Hierarchal model
- Network model
- Relational model
- Entity Relationship Diagram
- Data Normalization
- Summary
- Exercises
- 8. Coding and Debugging
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Programming Language Characteristics
- Fundamentals of Computer Language
- Computer Languages
- Categories of Computer Languages
- Some Important Languages
- Coding Style
- Coding Quality
- Art of Debugging
- Traditional Debugging
- Modern Debugging
- Debugging Process
- Information Gathering
- Fault Isolation
- Fault Confirmation
- Documentation
- Fixing the Fault
- Test after Correction
- Debugging Tools
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 9. Software Testing
- Objective
- Introduction
- Test Plan
- Inspections
- Walkthrough
- Desk Checking
- Unit Testing
- Integration Testing
- Top-down approach
- Bottom-up approach
- Big-bang approach
- Mixed approach
- System Testing
- Alpha testing
- Beta testing
- Stub testing
- Acceptance Testing
- Static Testing
- Dynamic Testing
- Black-Box Testing
- Feasibility of black-box
- Black-box unit-testing techniques
- Equivalence testing and boundary value analysis
- Functional testing
- White-Box Testing
- Feasibility of white-box testing (testing to code)
- White-box unit-testing techniques
- Structural testing: Statement, branch, and path coverage
- Complexity Metrics
- Various Testing Strategies
- The Nature of Test Data
- The Test Strategy
- Activity network for system testing
- Prepare test strategies
- Prepare test plan
- Specify conditions for user acceptance testing
- Prepare test data for program testing
- Prepare test data for transition path testing
- Plan for user training
- Compile/assemble program
- Prepare job performance aids
- Prepare operational documents
- Guidelines For Module Testing
- Conclusion
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 10. System Implementation and Maintenance
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Implementation Procedures
- Equipment Installation
- Training the Personnel
- Conversion from Manual to Computerized System
- Implementation Techniques
- Traditional Approach
- Incremental Approach
- System Acceptance
- System Evaluation & Performance
- System Acceptance Criteria
- Maintenance, Reliability, and Availability
- Maintenance
- Characteristics
- Types of Software Maintenance
- Maintenance Tasks
- Side Effects
- Measuring Maintenance Effectiveness
- Reverse Engineering
- Reengineerinmg
- Business Process Reengineering
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 11. Reliability
- Objectives
- Introduction
- The Myth of Stable Requirements
- Concepts
- Errors
- Error Tolerance
- Error Processing
- System Faults
- Fault Tolerance
- Reliability Models
- Reliability Systems
- Availability
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 12. Software Quality
- Objective
- Concept
- Software Qualities
- Metrics
- A Software Quality Engineering Program
- Tools and Techniques
- Characteristics of Software Quality
- Techniques for Improving Software Quality
- Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
- QA in Software Development and Maintenance Processes
- QA in the Waterfall Process
- ISO-9001
- History of ISO 9000
- ISO 9000
- Requirements of ISO 9001
- ISO 9000:1987 Version
- ISO 9000:1994 Version
- ISO 9000:2000 Version
- ISO 9000:2008 Version
- Certification
- Auditing
- Advantages
- Problems
- Quality Planning for Software
- Contract Review
- Software Development And Design
- Software Development
- Software Design
- Design and Development Planning
- Software Design and Development Planning
- Software Design Input
- Design Output
- Software Design Output
- Design Review
- Design Verification
- Design Validation
- Document and Data Control
- SEI CMM
- CMM
- Maturity Model
- Structure of CMM
- Levels of the CMM
- Six Sigmas in Software Engineering
- Six Sigma Dimensions
- Mission/Policy
- Goal
- Objectives
- Organization
- Methodology
- Promises
- Conclusion
- Questions and Answers
- Exercise
- 13. CASE and Reuse
- Introduction
- Objective
- Taxonomy of CASE tools
- Components of CASE
- CASE Documentation Generator Tools
- CASE Code Generator Tools
- Integrated CASE Environment
- The Integration Architecture
- The CASE Repository
- The Role of the Repository in I-CASE
- Advantages & Disadvantages of CASE Tools
- Component Model of Software Development
- Current Component Technologies
- Life Cycle of Component-Based Software Systems
- Software Reuse
- Software Reuse Assets
- Usage of Software Reuse
- Why Software Reuse Has Failed Historically
- Impediments to Reuse
- Strive for Successful Systematic Reuse
- Types of reuse
- Conclusion
- Questions and Answers
- Exercises
- 14. Recent Trends and Development in Software Engineering
- Introduction
- Current Trends in Software Engineering
- Adopting SE trends in Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering Trends
- Knowledge Based SE verses Application of Inductive Methods in Software Engineering
- Research Advancement in SE
- Automated Software Engineering
- Hypertext Support for Software Maintenance (Hyper Soft)
- Program Slicing (GRACE)
- Open Source Software Maintenance Support (ASLA)
- Symbolic Evaluation for Program Comprehension Support (SwMaster)
- Data Mining
- Empirical Software Engineering
- Evaluation of Software Modernizations (ELTIS)
- Software Inspections
- Software Metrics
- Software Maintenance Education
- Decision Making Support
- Data Modelling
- The Essential Objective of Utilizing Data Models are:
- Types of Data Models:
- Conceptual Model
- Attributes of a Reasonable Information Display:
- Logical Data Model
- Attributes of a Logical Information Display
- Physical Data Model
- Qualities of a Physical Information Display
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Model
- Ontology
- Tools for Ontology Development
- Protégé
- DUET
- XPetal
- Visual ontology modeler (VOM)
- Data Mining in Software Engineering
- Some Facts
- Conclusion
- 15. Model Questions with Answers
- Short Questions with Answers
- Essay Type Questions (in Brief)
- Model Test Papers
- Question Paper 1
- Question Paper 2
- Question Paper 3
- Question Paper 4
- Question Paper 5
- Question Paper 6
