Glossary - C

CASE
Computer Aided Software Engineering. The use of software tools to automate the system development process. The tools usually cover several stages of the system lifecycle.

Client Server
A network architecture where each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server. Clients are PCs or workstations on which users run applications. Clients rely on servers for resources, such as files or even processing power.

Configuration Management
The systematic logging of changes to a system. Version control.

Critical Path
In project management, identification of the critical path highlights those areas where any delay will cause a delay in project delivery.