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CHAPTER 12 
Configuring the Physical Architecture
Models and simulations may be utilized to support many tasks throughout the 
software engineering practices to represent design concepts, evaluate design com-
petencies and quality factors, and to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the 
software product or a post-development process design. This feedback fortifies the 
software engineering team’s understanding and knowledge of stakeholder needs, 
wants, and desires. The following sections discuss the primary uses of modeling 
and simulation within the software engineering practices.