Overview

There are many books on computers, networks, and software engineering but none that integrate the three with applications. Integration is important because, increasingly, software dominates the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of complex computer and systems. Books on software engineering typically portray software as if it exists in a vacuum with no relationship to the wider system. This is wrong because a system is more than software. It is comprised of people, organizations, processes, hardware, and software. All of these components must be considered in an integrative fashion when designing systems. On the other hand, books on computers and networks do not demonstrate a deep understanding of the intricacies of developing software. In this book you will learn, for example, how to quantitatively analyze the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of computers, networks, and software in relation to the total system. Furthermore, you will learn how to evaluate and mitigate the risk of deploying integrated systems. You will learn how to apply many models dealing with the optimization of systems. Numerous quantitative examples are provided to help you understand and interpret model results. This book can be used as a first year graduate course in computer, network, and software engineering; as an on-the-job reference for computer, network, and software engineers; and as a reference for these disciplines.

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Author:   Norman F. Schneidewind
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-IEEE Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781118037454

ISBN 10:   1118037456
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   13 April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface vii About the Author ix Part One Computer Engineering 1. Digital Logic and Microprocessor Design 3 2. Case Study in Computer Design 63 3. Analog and Digital Computer Interactions 83 Part Two Network Engineering 4. Integrated Software and Real-Time System Design with Applications 99 5. Network Systems 125 6. Future Internet Performance Models 143 7. Network Standards 211 8. Network Reliability and Availability Metrics 228 Part Three Software Engineering 9. Programming Languages 263 10. Operating Systems 286 11. Software Reliability and Safety 303 Part Four Integration of Disciplines 12. Integration of Hardware and Software Reliability 315 Part Five Applications 13. Applying Neural Networks to Software Reliability Assessment 337 14. Web Site Design 354 15. Mobile Device Engineering 377 16. Signal-Driven Software Model for Mobile Devices 396 17. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Applied to Mathematical Software 420 18. Tutorial on Hardware and Software Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability 443 Practice Problems with Solutions 1 466 Practice Problems with Solutions 2 504 Index 556

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Norman F. Schneidewind, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Information Sciences and the Software Engineering Group at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Schneidewind is a Fellow of the IEEE, elected in 1992 for his ""contributions to software measurement models in reliability and metrics, and for leadership in advancing the field of software maintenance."" In 2001, he received the IEEE Reliability Society's Engineer of the Year Award. Dr. Schneidewind was selected for an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellowship in 2005, working with the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on issues of cyber security and privacy.

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