What is Computer Systems Engineering?

5. What is Computer Systems Engineering?

Ans:

• Computer systems engineering:

-        encompasses software engineering.

• Many products require development of software as well as specific hardware to run it:

-         a coffee vending machine,

-        a mobile communication product, etc.

• The high-level problem:

-        deciding which tasks are to be solved by software

-        which ones by hardware.

• Often, hardware and software are developed together:

-        Hardware simulator is used during software development.

• Integration of  hardware and software.
• Final system testing