Give the System environment definition.
I am currently self-studying software engineering and the theory that guides it.
I started reading about SRS Document and to clarify the things I downloaded a sample SRS document. It had something called 'System Environment'. Can you please, in simple words, explain what it is?
Without seeing the context, it is hard to know exactly what the document means by "System Environment". Generally the system environment definition signifies everything the system interacts with. For a program running on a single computer, the system environment might include any other programs running on the computer, the operating system, all the computer's configuration settings, and the computer's physical characteristics.
From a tester's perspective, the system environment includes everything external to the software that might vary from one user to the next, or vary over time. If the system behaves differently depending on the amount of available memory, that's part of the system environment. If the system expects a message exchange over the network to finish within a certain amount of time, the network speed/reliability might be part of the system environment. If the system expects to use a certain amount of disk space, the disk capacity is part of the system environment. Those are simple examples, but I hope they get the point across.
By the way, a well-written SRS document will define vague terms like system environment. As a software engineer, if a term is not defined, you are entitled to ask the author to define it for you. In fact, when you read an SRS, part of your job is to identify ambiguities, mistakes, or conflicts that might lead to misunderstandings between you and the party who wants the software.