There are many books on computers, networks, and software engineering but none that integrate the three with applications. Integration is important because, increasingly, software dominates the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of complex computer and systems. Books on software engineering typically portray software as if it exists in a vacuum with no relationship to the wider system. This is wrong because a system is more than software. It is comprised of people, organizations, processes, hardware, and software. All of these components must be considered in an integrative fashion when designing systems. On the other hand, books on computers and networks do not demonstrate a deep understanding of the intricacies of developing software. In this book you will learn, for example, how to quantitatively analyze the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of computers, networks, and software in relation to the total system. Furthermore, you will learn how to evaluate and mitigate the risk of deploying integrated systems. You will learn how to apply many models dealing with the optimization of systems. Numerous quantitative examples are provided to help you understand and interpret model results. This book can be used as a first year graduate course in computer, network, and software engineering; as an on-the-job reference for computer, network, and software engineers; and as a reference for these disciplines.

There are many books on computers, networks, and software engineering but none that integrate the three with applications. Integration is important because, increasingly, software dominates the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of complex computer and systems. Books on software engineering typically portray software as if it exists in a vacuum with no relationship to the wider system. This is wrong because a system is more than software. It is comprised of people, organizations, processes, hardware, and software. All of these components must be considered in an integrative fashion when designing systems. On the other hand, books on computers and networks do not demonstrate a deep understanding of the intricacies of developing software. In this book you will learn, for example, how to quantitatively analyze the performance, reliability, maintainability, and availability of computers, networks, and software in relation to the total system. Furthermore, you will learn how to evaluate and mitigate the risk of deploying integrated systems. You will learn how to apply many models dealing with the optimization of systems. Numerous quantitative examples are provided to help you understand and interpret model results. This book can be used as a first year graduate course in computer, network, and software engineering; as an on-the-job reference for computer, network, and software engineers; and as a reference for these disciplines.

Preface viiAbout the Author ixPart One Computer Engineering1. Digital Logic and Microprocessor Design 32. Case Study in Computer Design 633. Analog and Digital Computer Interactions 83Part Two Network Engineering4. Integrated Software and Real-Time System Design withApplications 995. Network Systems 1256. Future Internet Performance Models 1437. Network Standards 2118. Network Reliability and Availability Metrics 228Part Three Software Engineering9. Programming Languages 26310. Operating Systems 28611. Software Reliability and Safety 303Part Four Integration of Disciplines12. Integration of Hardware and Software Reliability 315Part Five Applications13. Applying Neural Networks to Software Reliability Assessment33714. Web Site Design 35415. Mobile Device Engineering 37716. Signal-Driven Software Model for Mobile Devices 39617. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Applied to MathematicalSoftware 42018. Tutorial on Hardware and Software ReliabilityMaintainability, and Availability 443Practice Problems with Solutions 1 466Practice Problems with Solutions 2 504Index 556