Essentials of Software Engineering, 4th Edition

CHAPTER 2: Building a System

OBJECTIVES

• Characterize the size and complexity issues of a system.

• Describe the technical issues in development and support of a system.

• Describe the nontechnical issues of developing and supporting a system.

• Demonstrate the concerns in the development and support activities of a large application software, using a payroll system example.

• Describe the coordination efforts needed for process, product, and people; these software engineering topics are expanded in later chapters.

2.1 Characteristics of Building a System

The previous chapter focused on the environment and the conditions under which a single program may be developed by one person for, perhaps, just a few users. We have already seen multiple ...