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    The document discusses the components and characteristics of software. It states that software consists of programs, configuration files, system documentation, and user documentation. There are three key characteristics of good software: operational characteristics related to functionality, revision characteristics related to internal quality, and transition characteristics related to interoperability. Some important operational characteristics are correctness, usability, integrity, reliability, and security. Important revision characteristics include maintainability, flexibility, extensibility, and testability. Key transition characteristics are interoperability, reusability, and portability. The importance of these characteristics depends on the type of application.

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    The document discusses the components and characteristics of software. It states that software consists of programs, configuration files, system documentation, and user documentation. There are three key characteristics of good software: operational characteristics related to functionality, revision characteristics related to internal quality, and transition characteristics related to interoperability. Some important operational characteristics are correctness, usability, integrity, reliability, and security. Important revision characteristics include maintainability, flexibility, extensibility, and testability. Key transition characteristics are interoperability, reusability, and portability. The importance of these characteristics depends on the type of application.

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    The document discusses the components and characteristics of software. It states that software consists of programs, configuration files, system documentation, and user documentation. There are three key characteristics of good software: operational characteristics related to functionality, revision characteristics related to internal quality, and transition characteristics related to interoperability. Some important operational characteristics are correctness, usability, integrity, reliability, and security. Important revision characteristics include maintainability, flexibility, extensibility, and testability. Key transition characteristics are interoperability, reusability, and portability. The importance of these characteristics depends on the type of application.

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    Introduction
    Software - Components & Characteristics
    Softwareistheprogramandalltheassociateddocumentation&configurationdatawhichisneededto
    maketheseprogramsoperatecorrectly.

    Asoftwaresystemconsistof
    Numberofseparateprograms.
    Configurationfilesthatareusedtosetuptheseprograms.
    Systemdocumentationthatdescribethestructureofthesystem.
    Userdocumentationthatexplainshowtousethesystem.

    The3characteristicsofagoodsoftwareare
    1. Operationalcharacteristics
    ,whicharefunctionalitybasedfactorsandrelatedtotheexterior
    qualityofsoftware.
    2. Revisioncharacteristics
    ,whichareengineeringbasedfactorsandrelatedtotheinterior
    qualityofasoftware.
    3. Transitioncharacteristics
    ,

    Keyoperationalcharacteristicsare
    Correctness
    shouldmeetallstatedspecificationofthecustomer.
    Usability/Learnability
    EasytolearnanduserfriendlyforevenITilliteratepeople.
    Integrity
    Shouldnothaveanysideeffects,meansneveraffecttheworkingofanother
    application.
    Reliability
    Shouldnthaveanydefectsorfailwhileexecution.
    Efficiency
    Shouldoptimallyuseallresourceslikehardware,memoryetc.
    Security
    Shouldnthaveilleffectsondataorhardwareorusers.
    Safety
    Shouldnothazardoustoenvorpeople.

    Keyrevisioncharacteristicsare
    Maintainability
    Maintenanceofthesoftwareshouldbeeasyforanykindofuser.
    Flexibility
    Changesinthesoftwareshouldbeeasytomake.
    Extensibility
    Itshouldbeeasytoincreasethefunctionsperformedbyit.
    Scalability
    Itshouldbeveryeasytoupgradeitformorework(orformorenumberofusers).
    Testability
    Testingthesoftwareshouldbeeasy.
    Modularity
    Anysoftwareissaidtomakeofunitsandmoduleswhichareindependentofeach
    other.Thesemodulesarethenintegratedtomakethefinalsoftware.Ifthesoftwareisdivided
    intoseparateindependentpartsthatcanbemodified,testedseparately,ithashighmodularity.

    KeyTransitioncharacteristicsare
    Interoperability
    Interoperabilityistheabilityofsoftwaretoexchangeinformationwithother
    applicationsandmakeuseofinformationtransparently.

    Reusability
    Ifweareabletousethesoftwarecodewithsomemodificationsfordifferent
    purposethenwecallsoftwaretobereusable.
    Portability
    Theabilityofsoftwaretoperformsamefunctionsacrossallenvironmentsand
    platforms,demonstrateitsportability

    Importanceofanyofthesefactorsvariesfromapplicationtoapplication.Insystemswherehumanlife
    isatstake,integrityandreliabilityfactorsmustbegivenprimeimportance.Inanybusinessrelated
    applicationusabilityandmaintainabilityarekeyfactorstobeconsidered.Alwaysrememberin
    SoftwareEngineering,qualityofsoftwareiseverything,thereforetrytodeliveraproductwhichhasall
    thesecharacteristicsandqualities.
    SDLC - 4GL
    Useofsoftwaretoolsthatallowsoftwareengineertospecifysoftwarecharacteristicsathigh
    level.
    Thetoolsgeneratecodesbasedonspecification.
    Motetimeindesign&testingincreaseproductivity.
    Toolsmaynotbeeasytouse,codesgeneratedmaynotbeefficient.

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