Specification Languages: Understanding Their Role in Simulation Model Development
1987) Specification Languages: Understanding Their Role in Simulation Model Development. Technical Report TR-87-07, Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (
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Abstract
Current software specification techniques and specification languages are reviewed, emphasizing research activities in software specification languages. Alternate software life cycle models are described and compared to a simulation life cycle model. The importance of constructing a model specification before creating a programmed model is emphasized. Disadvantages in using simulation programming languages as model specification languages are discussed. The multiple uses which are made of a model specification are presented; these uses correspond to the alternate uses made of a requirements specification for general software. To evaluate where specification tools for general software will be effective for simulation modeling, both areas where the simulation life cycle corresponds to a general software life cycle and areas in which they differ are characterized. Important
Item Type: | Departmental Technical Report |
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Subjects: | Computer Science > Historical Collection(Till Dec 2001) |
ID Code: | 55 |
Deposited By: | User autouser |
Deposited On: | 03 November 2005 |