Name: Software Design for Real-time Systems By J. E. Cooling
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Software Design for Real-time Systems by J. E. Cooling

This book deals with the development of software for real-time applications. It takes the reader logically through the steps of total design approach, from initial definition of the task, the fundamentals of analysis, specification and design, to design methods, development tools and documentation. High level languages are evaluated, and compared with assembler for real-time applications. Software reliability and the importance of properly structured design are all emphasized throughout. The book includes design and methodologies of CORE, JSD, USM, MASCOT 3 and HOOD.

Part 1 Real-time systems - setting the scene: categorizing computer systems; real-time computer systems; the computing elements of real-time systems; software for real-time applications - some general comments. Part 2 The search for dependable software: what do we want in our software?; software errors; the basic of good software. Part 3 First steps - requirements analysis and specification: the software life cycle; the importance of the requirements states; making mistakes - sources and causes; a practical approach to analysis and specification; communication aspects - the role of prototyping. Part 4 Program design concepts: design fundamentals; the elements of modular design; program control structures - the influence of structured programming; functional structuring of software designs; object-structured (oriented) design; data structures design; building the software - alternative techniques. Part 5 Diagramming - an introduction: diagrams - why?; the essentials of software diagrams; practical diagramming techniques. Part 6 Diagramming methodologies in software design: context and entity relationship diagrams; data flow diagrams; process structure diagram; program structure diagrams; event-dependent diagrams; structure diagrams; producing diagrams. Part 7 Formal specification methods, Paul Robinson, Rolls Royce and Associates Ltd., and M. Bushel, Computing Services Ltd: formal methods - are they useful?; the specification problem - again; why mathematics?; formal methods - general concepts; VDM; X. Part 8 Languages for real-time systems: choosing a programming language - the real questions; high-level languages - requirements; program syntax and layout rules - the readability factor; program design and compilation methods; variable usage - scope, visibility, lifetime and declaration; data types - concepts and uses; program flow control; interfacing to other languages; exception handling; accessing processor hardware - low level facilities; miscellaneous items; languages for real-time systems - survey; a comparison of Ada, C, and Modula-2/Pascal; assembly language programming. Part 9 Operating systems for real-time embedded: why use an operating system?; basic features of embedded operating systems; scheduling - concepts; scheduling - implementation; control of shared resources - mutual exclusion; intertask communication; memory management; standard executives - software in silicon. Part 10 Software analysis and design - methods, methodologies and tools: the development process; controlled requirements expression - core; Yourdon structured method - YSM; Jackson system development - JSD; MASCOT; hood - hierachical object-oriented design; software tools - an overview.

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GOR006291813

ISBN 13

9780412341809

ISBN 10

0412341808

Title

Software Design for Real-time Systems by J. E. Cooling

Author

J. E. Cooling

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Used - Very Good

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Hardback

Publisher

Cengage Learning EMEA

Year published

19901108

Number of pages

552

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Software Design for Real-time Systems J. E. Cooling

Software Design for Real-time Systems by J. E. Cooling

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Software Design for Real-time Systems Summary

Software Design for Real-time Systems by J. E. Cooling

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