Purdue CS 307 Final 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
What is software? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Computer programs, procedures, and possibly
associated documentation and data pertaining to the operation of a computer
system
Types of software - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Applications (video games, spreadsheets, etc.)
System (OS, drivers, etc.)
Embedded (firmware, microcode)
Real Time (control & monitoring, often safety critical)
Types of software development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Custom
Generic
,Embedded
What is software engineering? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔IEEE: (1) the application of a
systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation,
maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software. (2) the
study of approaches as in (1)
Ways in which software engineering differs from other disciplines - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Abstract/logical vs. concrete/physical
Discrete vs. continuous math
Foundations in computer science not natural science
No "manufacturing" phase
Maintenance = evolution
Ways in which software engineering is similar to other disciplines - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Series of decisions
Trade-off analysis conducted
Work quantitatively
Calibrate measurements
,Use approximations based on experience and empirical data
Emphasize disciplined process
Multiple roles for engineer
Use tools
Advance field through professional societies
Ethical categories - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Public
Client & Employer
Product
Judgement
Management
Profession
Colleagues
Self
Responsibility
Public ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall act consistently with the
public interest
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, Client & employer ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall act in a
manner that is in the best interests of their client and employer consistent with the
public interest
Product ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall ensure that their products
and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible
Judgement ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall maintain integrity and
independence in their professional judgment
Management ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineering managers and leaders
shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to the management of software
development and maintenance
Profession ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall advance the integrity
and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest
Colleagues ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall be fair and supportive
of their colleagues
Self ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall participate in lifelong
learning regarding the practice of their profession and shall promote an ethical
approach to the practice of the profession
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
What is software? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Computer programs, procedures, and possibly
associated documentation and data pertaining to the operation of a computer
system
Types of software - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Applications (video games, spreadsheets, etc.)
System (OS, drivers, etc.)
Embedded (firmware, microcode)
Real Time (control & monitoring, often safety critical)
Types of software development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Custom
Generic
,Embedded
What is software engineering? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔IEEE: (1) the application of a
systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation,
maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software. (2) the
study of approaches as in (1)
Ways in which software engineering differs from other disciplines - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Abstract/logical vs. concrete/physical
Discrete vs. continuous math
Foundations in computer science not natural science
No "manufacturing" phase
Maintenance = evolution
Ways in which software engineering is similar to other disciplines - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Series of decisions
Trade-off analysis conducted
Work quantitatively
Calibrate measurements
,Use approximations based on experience and empirical data
Emphasize disciplined process
Multiple roles for engineer
Use tools
Advance field through professional societies
Ethical categories - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Public
Client & Employer
Product
Judgement
Management
Profession
Colleagues
Self
Responsibility
Public ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall act consistently with the
public interest
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, Client & employer ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall act in a
manner that is in the best interests of their client and employer consistent with the
public interest
Product ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall ensure that their products
and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible
Judgement ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall maintain integrity and
independence in their professional judgment
Management ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineering managers and leaders
shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to the management of software
development and maintenance
Profession ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall advance the integrity
and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest
Colleagues ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall be fair and supportive
of their colleagues
Self ethic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Software engineers shall participate in lifelong
learning regarding the practice of their profession and shall promote an ethical
approach to the practice of the profession
