Fundamentals of the software development

Any business activity in this world can be done in two ways they are as follows:
1) Manual way (Manual process)
2) Automated way (Automated process)
Out of these two ways, automated process is more preferred by the business people.
The reasons are:
Machine is faster
Machine is more accurate
Machine is more efficient
Machine makes less number of mistakes
Question1: Where exactly software development is involved?
Answer: Software development is involved while converting manual process into
automated process.
Question2: What is Software?
Answer: Set of instructions or program defines for the machine for doing/completing
one or more activities automatically.
Question3: How do we develop software?
Answer: By using programming language like C, C++, Java or .Net... Etc.,

Converting the Manual Process to Automated Process

EMPLOYERS
(Human Beings)
Manual Process

MACHINE
(Through
programming)
Automated Process

Steps involved in converting a Manual Process to Automated Process

SYSTEM STUDY
(Understanding the system
requirements)

REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS What

?
(What is required in
automated process?)

How?
DESIGN
(Prepare the
planning)
CODING
(Developing the
program)

TESTING
(Verification)

DELIVERY
(Delivering the entire project
to the client)