
18 SOF T WARE ENGINEERING AND TESTING
pretation, and decision-making. CAD/CAM/CAE packages, SPSS, MATLAB, and
circuit analyzers are typical examples of such software.
1.10 SOFTWARE-ENGINEERING PROCESSES
1.10.1 Process
A process is a series of steps involving activities, constraints, and resources that produce
an intended output of some kind.
Any process has the following characteristics:
The process prescribes all of the major process activities.
The process uses resources, subject to a set of constraints (such as a
schedule), and pr
oduces intermediate and final products.
The process may be composed of sub-processes that are linked ...