Question

Intro Software Engineering Question, will upvote.

From the book of "Essentials of Software Engineering 3rd Edition"

1. Define the depth versus the breadth issue in software complexity 2. Describe a way to simplify a complex problem. 3. List two technical concerns in developing large systems. What is the maximum number of communication paths for a team of 20 people? 4. 5. List four factors that should be considered in deciding how many postrelease people will be needed.

Answer 1

1.

The depth issue addresses the linkage and the relationships among items. The breadth issue addresses the sheer numbers.

2.

A common attribute among the methodologies of simplification is to "lessen" the relationships, number of functionalities, amount of interactions, etc. One such technique is decomposition, and another is modularization.

3.

Large system requires software engineers to consider many aspects of development, including a) architecture and design decomposition, b) choices of language, database, network, middleware, and c) the process and methodologies to be used for development.

4.

The number of communication paths for n people is n(n-1)/2. where n represent the number of stakeholders.
so, A/Q
20*(20-1)/2
=190

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