Software specification and design : an engineering approach /: an engineering approach. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John C. Munson.
• Other Names: Munson, John C
• Contents: An Overview of the Software Development Process; ; An Overview of the Software Engineering Environment; Historical Perspective on Software Development; Requirements Engineering; Software Specification; Software Development: Past and Present; Testing; Software Availability Considerations; Software Performance Considerations; Hardware Software Decomposition; The Bottom Line; ; Requirements Analysis; The Requirements Process; The Concept of a Customer; Requirements Capture; The Requirements Analyst; Specification Traceability; ; Operational Specification; Software Operational Specification; Operational System Overview; Operational System Model; Operations; The Operational Profile; The Evolution of the Operational Specifications; An Example; ; Functional Specification: High-Level Design; Functional System Overview; Functional System Model; Functionalities; The Functional Profile; The Evolution of the Functional Specifications; An Example (Continued); Configuration Control for the Functional Specifications; ; Mapping Operations to Functionalities; O x F; Distribution of Activity among the Functionalities; The Specification Build Process; An Extended Definition of Operations and Functionalities; The calc System Example; ; Module Specification: Low-Level Design; Introduction; Architectural Overview; Architectural Model; Module Specifications; The Elements of a Module Specification; Module Call Graph Structure; Module Profiles; The Evolution of the Module Specifications; An Example; ; Mapping the Operations to Modules; F x M; O x F x M; Distribution of Activity among the Modules; The Specification Build Process; An Extended Definition of Functionalities and Modules; The calc System Example; ; Choosing the Appropriate Language Metaphor; Procrustes; Matching Design Architecture to Program Language; Mapping the Modules to Code; O x F x M x C; The Bottom Line; ; Measuring Software Design; Measuring Software Design Alternatives; Understanding Program Modular Structure; Measuring within Module Structure; Design Module Complexity; Testability; The Key Elements of Bad Design; ; System Architectural Trade-Offs; The Actual Operational Model; Parsing Functionalities; The Partitioning of Large Systems; ; The Structure of an Executing Program; A Program Represented as a Call Graph; A Program as a Call Tree; Measuring for the Profiles; ; Maintaining the Specifications; Introduction; Configuration Control for the Specifications; Maintaining the Specifications; ; The Software Development Infrastructure; Multiple Projects; Security Considerations; ; Specification-Driven Verification and Validation; ; Software Verification; Some Definitions; Software Validation; Testing Objectives; Measuring Test Outcomes; Maintenance and the V & V Process; ; Direct Benefits of Specification Traceability; Reliability; Software Security; Maintainability; Survivability; The Software Blackbox Recorder
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Auerbach Publications
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 377 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.1; Computer software -- Development; Software architecture; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Open Source; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Tools; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Computer software -- Development; Software architecture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203496299; 9780203496299
• Related ISBNs: 0849319927; 9780849319921
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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