CASE，计算机辅助软件工程，是一种自动化软件开发和维护的技术。CASE是整个软件工程环境的一个重要组成部分，可以显著提高整个软件开发生命周期的质量并降低成本。CASE作为自动化软件开发的技术，是软件工程环境中的自动化组件。从整个软件工程环境的角度介绍和讨论了CASE环境的基本组件。还讨论了案例环境的具体要求。 案例的讨论最后概述了实施注意事项。

CASE, COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, IS THE TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. CASE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE TOTAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT AND CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND REDUCE THE COSTS OF THE COMPLETE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLES. AS THE TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, CASE IS THE AUTOMATION COMPONENT OF THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT. THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF A CASE ENVIRONMENT ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF CASE ENVIRONMENTS ALSO ARE DISCUSSED. THE DISCUSSION OF CASE CONCLUDES WITH AN OVERVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS.