Software Development Activity Cycles: Collaborative Development, Continuous Testing and User Acceptance

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10. Final Remarks

Robert Rose¹  

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Alexandria, VA, USA

 

Types of Software

Software does not fit into one category.

There are Embedded Systems, such as robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), Fly by Wire in aircraft control systems, and voice recognition, where controls and “programs” are burnt into chips. These are at the heart of “Data Processing.”

There is Enabling Software including Operating Systems, LAN software such as Novel, and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) such as Oracle, and packaged frameworks such as .net.

There are Products, including Office ...