Software Engineering

Chapter 20: Software Acceptance Testing.
 This chapter identifies the tasks 
to be performed by the software test and evaluation organization during the 
conduct of software product acceptance testing. The roles of the participating 
organizational representatives are identified as they monitor acceptance testing, 
react to test failures and respond to software problem reports resulting from 
acceptance testing. In addition, the post-development processes must be quali-
fied to confirm that they are ready to support software product distribution, 
training, and sustainment operations.

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Software Engineering 
Fundamentals
This section provides an overview of the software engineering discipline to acquaint 
readers with the lexicon used to describe software engineering principles, practices, 
and tasks. Fundamentally, software is a unique material from which software prod-
ucts are crafted. The distinctive characteristics of software as a fabrication material 
represent an enigma to software professional. The challenges associated with engi-
neering and designing software products is investigated to diminish the confusion 
surrounding the various approaches to software engineering. Software engineer-
ing’s fundamental doctrine is established to provide a set of principles and practices 
against which the software engineering discipline can be founded.
Foremost, this section introduces a lexicon for discussing the application of 
sound software engineering techniques. The terminology inherent in this lexicon 
coalesce accepted nomenclatures from a variety of professions, particularly systems 
engineering, project management, and configuration management. This lexicon 
is intended to combat the myriad of illegitimate terms thrown about the software 
communities that enhance the confusion and difficulty associated with establishing 

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