Fourth-generation languages (4GL) are programming languages that look similar to human languages. For example, a typical 4GL command might state, “FIND ALL RECORDS WHERE NAME IS ‘SMITH’.”

The design phase establishes descriptions of the desired features and operations of the system including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and other documentation.

Software engineering is a disciplined approach for constructing information systems through the use of common methods, techniques, or tools.

Preventing liabilities is a business-related consequence of failed software.

Detailed internal reports present information with little or no filtering or restrictions of the data.

Loose coupling is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Development Testing assesses whether the entire system meets the design requirements of the users.

Nearshore outsourcing occurs when using organizations from developing countries to write code and develop systems. In offshore outsourcing the country is geographically far away.

What is held in a classroom environment and led by an instructor?

A web service is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability. Web services are application programming interfaces (API) that can be accessed over a network, such as the Internet, and executed on a remote system hosting the requested services.