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Software Engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with:

a.

how computer systems work

b.

theories and methods that underlie computers and software systems

c.

all aspects of software production

d.

all aspects of computer-based systems development, including hardware, software and process engineering

Answer: (c).all aspects of software production

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