Software Engineering A Practitioners Approach 8th Edition By Pressman - Test Bank

Chapter 1 - Test Questions

1.    How does software differ from the artifacts produced by other engineering disciplines?

Answer (Section 1.1):

Software is both a product and a vehicle for delivering a product. As a product, software is an information transformer. As a vehicle for delivering a product, software serves as a basis for computer control, communication, and creation of other programs.

2.    How do software characteristics differ from hardware characteristics?

Answer (Section 1.2):

Software is developed, not manufactured. Software does not wear out. Most software is custom built, not assembled out of components.

Final Exam Question

3.    Explain what is wrong with the notion that computer software does not need to evolve over time.

Answer (Section1.1):