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What Is Software

Software consists of computer programs, data structures, and documentation, developed for specific customers or the general market. Good software should provide required functionality, performance, maintainability, dependability, and usability. Software engineering focuses on the practical aspects of software production, while computer science deals with theory, and system engineering encompasses the broader development of computer-based systems, including hardware and processes.

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What Is Software

Software consists of computer programs, data structures, and documentation, developed for specific customers or the general market. Good software should provide required functionality, performance, maintainability, dependability, and usability. Software engineering focuses on the practical aspects of software production, while computer science deals with theory, and system engineering encompasses the broader development of computer-based systems, including hardware and processes.

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What is software?

Computer programs, data structures and associated


documentation. Software products may be developed for
a particular customer or may be developed for a general
market.

What are the attributes of good software?

Good software should deliver the required functionality


and performance to the user and should be
maintainable, dependable and usable.

What is software engineering?

Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is


concerned with all aspects of software production.

What is the difference between software


engineering and computer science?

Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals;


software engineering is concerned with the practicalities
of developing and delivering useful software.

What is the difference between software


engineering and system engineering?

System engineering is concerned with all aspects of


computer-based systems development including
hardware, software and process engineering. Software
engineering is part of this more general process.

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