Q. What does it mean that software development entails more than delivering software?

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Q. How do unsatisfied users respond to a system that does not support their needs?

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Q. How does a new automated library system affect working procedures within the library?

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Q. What is the main challenge in software engineering?

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Q. Why is thin spread of application domain knowledge a common source of problems in software development projects?

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Q. How can software developers discover the official set of work practices of a certain user community?

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Q. What is the crucial question with respect to system acceptance and success?

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Q. How difficult is it for an outside observer to answer the question of whether the community follows the work practices built into the software?

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Q. Why is it illusive to assume that the collection of requirements voiced at the start of the project is the only factor that counts in software engineering?

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Q. Why might one decide to use database technology X rather than Y in a software development project?

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Q. What are some examples of the various aspects of software engineering?

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Q. How is software engineering similar to the construction of physical artifacts such as houses or bridges?

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Q. What is the main objective of controlling the development process in software engineering?

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Q. What is the main reason for problems in bridge design?

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Q. What type of extrapolation is common in software development?

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Q. What is the main difference between constructing software and constructing physical products?

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Q. What is the main cause of the need to maintain software?

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Q. Why is viewing software engineering as a branch of engineering problematic?

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Q. Which movement in software engineering emphasizes the craft aspect?

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Q. What are the two characteristics that make software development projects extra difficult to manage?

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