Software Engineering @2nd half of Chp 1 (1/21/25)

Information systems are systems whose purpose is to collect data from a set of sensors and process it.

In accordance with commitment to safety, and welfare of the public, software engineers shall follow nine principles.

The case studies in Chp 1 are embedded, information, sensor-based collection, and support systems.

An embedded system is where software controls some hardware device and is embedded in that device.

Intergrated services offer an API that can be accessed by other services through an API.

Application services are used to adapt the environment to a specific set of application services.

Independent services are accessed through a browser interface and can operated independently of the other services.

Application services provide specific applications and access to educational content.

Utility services provide basic application-independent functionality and may be used by other services in the system.