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Software Engineering Vocab

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Testing the whole system for functionality






2. (smell) method has too many statements - loops or variables






3. (smell) Smell deodorant






4. Test the run - time performance of the system






5. One or two paragraphs of text outlining a use case






6. 'single dot rule'






7. 1st step of requirements gathering






8. (smell) If a set of variables are used together in multiple places






9. Delaying the creation of an object - calculation of a value or another expensive process until first needed.






10. Single step in a lifecycle






11. People who care about the outcome






12. Testing tactic based on whether inputs and outputs match up for required functionality






13. (smell) many parameters are being passed into a method






14. Testing where modules are combined and tested as a group






15. Diagram used to show how information flows around the system






16. AKA: Lexical Closure or Function Closure - A function together with a referencing environment for the non - local variables of that function. The key aspect of a ______ is variables from outside the function retain there value from the time the closu






17. Each condition is covered twice (true - false)






18. Lack of errors in code - readability etc






19. AKA: Function Constant or Function Literal A function defined - and possibly called - without being bound to an identifier.






20. Degree to which the system meets the specified requirements and development standards






21. 2nd step of requirements gathering






22. (smell) Classes using things that should be private in other classes






23. A way to automatically grade code based on heuristics






24. Contract between inventor - assignee and state giving a time and geographically limited monopoly






25. Approach to team management that splits management up into two people with separate tasks






26. A computer program that divides code up into functional components






27. A design pattern that allows behaviour to be added to an existing object dynamically.






28. Reusable - abstract 'blocks' of design






29. (smell)class with too many instance variables or too much code






30. Techniques for composing objects to form larger structures






31. Ways to express the system's subsystems and their relationship






32. (smell) code is repeated in multiple places






33. Testing that verifies that individual units of source code are working






34. Semantic- oriented programming. A programming paradigm in which the programmer formulizes the logic of a domain by means of semantic structures






35. (smell) A class whose only purpose is to hold data






36. A powerful motivator for change






37. Formal document outlining a task that needs to be performed on a system






38. Formal testing against end user specifications






39. Tasks that a system must be able to perform






40. Improve the internal design and implementation of code without affecting external behavior






41. Object oriented programming; using objects to solve problems.






42. Testing can show the presence but not absence of errors

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43. How well your fulfil your requirements






44. 4th step of requirements gathering






45. Models ->code work is done to keep models in sync with code






46. Test cases made -> code compiles -> make code pass






47. Testing can show the presence but not absence of errors

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48. Diagram outlining the tasks that are going to be performed by the user






49. Evaluates upper limits of operational parameters






50. Iterative - incremental framework for project management.






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