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Software Engineering Vocab

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Object oriented programming; using objects to solve problems.






2. Word - logo or symbol used to distinguish one organization's wares and services from another's






3. A movement that promotes common formats for data.






4. Series of phases through which software is developed






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






6. (smell) A method using another class more than its own






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






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

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9. A method that initializes a newly instantiated object






10. The process of eliminating data redundancy by ensuring that tables in a database pertain to a single topic






11. Freezing the state of the source code at a particular point






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






13. (smell) code is repeated in multiple places






14. An operator used to denote anonymous functions or closures.






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






16. A way to automatically grade code based on heuristics






17. Testing tactic that looks at all ways that data can flow through the code






18. A guess of the ability to complete a task or solve a problem. Typically the possible benefits and risks are considered. Some factors would be benefit of completion - risks of incompletion and costs to approach completion.






19. Single step in a lifecycle






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

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21. Testing the whole system for functionality






22. The things a system must do






23. AKA: Object - Entity - or Value - An entity that can be constructed at run - time - passed as a parameter - returned from a subroutine - or assigned into a variable.






24. Techniques for composing objects to form larger structures






25. Reusable - abstract 'blocks' of design






26. 1. A language feature that supports prototype- based programming. 2. Originally: One object relying upon another to provide a specified set of functionalities. 3. In .NET: A way of telling which method to call when an event is triggered






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






28. Executes system in a manner that demands abnormal amounts of resources






29. Comprehensive description of software's intended purpose






30. Verifies that system is protected against improper penetration






31. (smell) Making one change requires changes in multiple places






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






33. Simple Object Access Protocol. Specification for exchanging structured information. Uses XML. Usually relies on other Application Layer protocols (HTTP - SMTP)






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






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






36. JQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML.






37. (smell) Smell deodorant






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






39. Constraints on the design due to external factors






40. A set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured in a specific programming language. Example: In many programming languages - statements are terminated by a semicolon.






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






42. 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






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






44. 3rd step of requirements gathering






45. (smell) One class delegates all of its requests to another class






46. Formal testing against end user specifications






47. A few sentences summarizing a use case






48. Description of possible sequences of interactions between a user and the system.






49. A powerful motivator for change






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