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Practice Exercises

Introduction to Computer SciencePractice Exercises

Practice Exercises

1 .
List five computer technology areas that a software engineer should be familiar with. Consider how each could impact or be applied to a software solution.
2 .
List five soft skills that are important for software engineers
3 .
Categorize the following software programs as system software, application software, or embedded software: Linux Debian, Windows 11, Microsoft Word, a website, a Samsung refrigerator door sensor with a small CPU chip, and a sensor on a street lamp with a small CPU chip.
4 .
You’ve been assigned to lead a project and your first task is to determine the software development life cycle you should use. What are things you should consider that will impact which SDLC model you should pick?
5 .
You are the engineering manager for a software development team. A new client comes to you and offers to fund a new project for your team. The client has a poorly developed set of requirements upfront but has an urgent need to get working software. How could you satisfy your client’s needs?
6 .
Research DevSecOps and summarize how it is different from DevOps.
7 .
Analyze processes such as RE, SBSE, and TDD, and explain how they improve traditional software engineering processes from an SPI standpoint.
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