it gives a brief intro about the software engineering its definition, characteristics, components, applications and importance

1. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
 Software engineering is defined as a
discipline whose aim is the production
of quality software, delivered on time
and within the budget and that
satisfies its requirement

2. A systematic approach is the
development, operation, maintenance,
and retirement of software where
software is computer program,
procedures, rules and associated
documents and data pertaining to the
operation of a computer system.

3. IMPORTANCE OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
 1. Reduces complexity
Big software are always complex and difficult to develop.
Software engineering has a great solution to decrease the
complexity of any project..
 2. To minimize software cost
Software requires a lot of hard work and software engineers
are highly paid professionals. But in software engineering,
programmers plan everything and reduce all those things that
are not required. In turn, cost for software productions
becomes less.
 3. To decrease time
If you are making big software then you may need to run
many code to get the ultimate running code. This is a very
time consuming So if you are making your software according
to software engineering approach then it will reduce a lot of
time.

4.  4. Handling big projects
Big projects are not made in few days and they require lots of
patience, So to handle big projects without any problem,
organization has to go for software engineering approach.
 5. Reliable software
Software should be reliable, means if you have delivered the
software then it should work for at least it’s given time
 6. Effeteness
Effectiveness comes if anything has made according to the
standards. So Software becomes more effective in
performance with the help of software engineering.
 7. Productivity
If programs fails to meet its standard at any stage, then
programmers always improves the code of software to make it
sure that software maintains its standards.

5. SOFTWARE
CHARACTERISTICS
Software is developed : It is not
manufactured. It is not something that will
automatically roll out of an assembly line. It
ultimately depend on individual skill and creative
ability
Software does not Wear Out : Software is
not susceptible to the environmental melodies and
it does not suffer from any effects with time

6. Software is Highly Malleable : In case of
software one can modify the product itself rather
easily without necessary changes.
Most Software is Created and Not
Assembled from Existing Components

7. SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
Off the shelf Components : Existing software
that can be acquired from a third party.
Full Experience Components : Existing past
projects that are similar to the software to be built for the
current project and team members have full experience.
Partial Experience components : Existing
past project that are related to the software to be built for
current project but needs substantial modifications
New Components : Software components that must
be built by the software team specifically for the needs of the
current project

8. SOFTWARE APPLICATION
 System software: This class of software manages
and controls the internal operations of a computer system. It is
a group of programs, which is responsible for using computer
resources efficiently and effectively. For example,
an operating system
 • Real-time software: This class of software
observes, analyzes, and controls real world events as they
occur An example of real-time software is the software used
for weather forecasting that collects and processes
parameters like temperature and humidity
 • Business software: This class of software is
widely used in areas where management and control of
financial activities is of utmost importance. The fundamental
component of a business system comprises payroll, inventory,
and accounting software

9.  • Engineering and scientific software: This
class of software has emerged as a powerful tool in the
research and development of next generation technology
 • Artificial intelligence (AI) software: This
class of software is used where the problem-solving technique
is non-algorithmic in nature.
 • Web-based software: This class of software acts
as an interface between the user and the Internet
 • Personal computer (PC) software: This
class of software is used for both official and personal use.