Onshore outsourcing occurs when contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country. Often this country will share a border with the native country.

What runs over the Internet or on a CD or DVD, and employees complete the training on their own time at their own pace?

What are software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development?

Bugs are defects in the code of an information system.

What determines whether the system satisfies the user and business requirements?

Integration testing verifies that the units or pieces of code function correctly when integrated together.

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.