MSS - Important Topics to refer
Module 1:
Important Topics to refer Things to focus on each topic
Software process models - The waterfall (Idea of individual models, pros and cons of each
model, Incremental development model and difference between both)
Software specification (purpose and need)
Software validation (important of validation has to refer)
Alpha testing and beta testing (difference)
Software evolution (idea with the figure)
Coping with change (idea of change avoidance and change tolerance,
methods to coping with changes like software
prototyping and Incremental development and
delivery)
Boehm's Spiral Model (figure with details)
Agile software development - Agile (mainly purpose of agile, its manifesto, its principles,
methods, agile manifesto - values and its figure anf XP programming)
principles
Module 2:
Important Topics to refer Things to focus on each topic
Functional and non-functional (differences, classifications, idea of RE process)
requirements
Requirements elicitation, Requirements (steps with figure, Techniques for elicitation. Need of
validation, Requirements change requirement validation, change management with
figure- tracebility matrix)
Software Requirements Specification (contents in SRS and refer sample SRS)
Template
Personas, Scenarios, User stories, Feature (Ideas enough)
identification
Architectural Design - Software Design model figure and details.
Architecture, Architectural Styles Reasons for arch important, and 5 different styles with
figure
Architectural Design process Details of four steps with figure
Designing Class-Based Components Idea and importance
Conducting Component level design Four principles with figures
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Module 3:
Important Topics to refer Things to focus on each topic
Design patterns Idea and four essential elements with figure
Open-source development - GPL, LGPL, BSD Differences and details
Review Techniques - Informal Review, Formal Importance and types
Technical Reviews, Post-mortem evaluations
Software testing strategies - Unit Testing, Main purpose of each testing. Things considered
Integration Testing, Validation testing, System for testing
testing
White box testing, Black box testing differences
Test-driven development Main usage and importance
Overview of DevOps and Code Management purpose
Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Logic with figures
Deployment (CI/CD/CD)
Software Evolution Need and how to handle
Module 4:
Important Topics to refer Things to focus on each topic
Software Project Management Risk management, managing people and team
work
Project Planning (purpose and various activities)
Project scheduling, Agile planning (important has to refer)
COCOMO cost modeling Four important sub modules with figure
Configuration management (idea with the figure)
Version management CM activities and figures - importance of DELTA
in storage management
Agile software management - SCRUM framework. (figure with details)
Kanban methodology and lean approaches.
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Module 5:
Important Topics to refer Things to focus on each topic
Software Quality Dilemma Figure of McCall’s quality factor, Idea of good enough
software
Elements of Software Quality Various elements and descriptions
Assurance
SQA Tasks Need and goals of SQA
Software Process Improvement(SPI), Approaches, figure, six support constitutes
SPI Process
Cloud-based Software benefits
Everything as a service(IaaS, PaaS) (figure with details)
Software as a service (figure with details)
Virtualisation and containers (figure with details)
Microservices architecture (figure with details)
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