Outcome 2

Question 1

Data Collection Methods

Answer 1

• Survey
• Report
• Interview
• Observation

Question 2

Functional Requirements

Answer 2

What the solution will do

Question 3

Non-Functional Requirements

Answer 3

other requirements the client would like the solution to have, that doesn’t effect what the solution will do

Question 4

Non-Functional Requirements - Components

Answer 4

Usability
Portability
Reliability
Robustness
Maintainability

Question 5

Scope

Answer 5

Describes what the solution will and wont do

Question 6

Constraints

Answer 6

Anything that may limit the options for development or delivery

Question 7

Types of Constraints

Answer 7

Economic - includes time and cost
Legal - when legislation restricts the solution from performing certain activates
Social - limitations of people to perform functions
Technical - related to hardware and software available to the project
Usability - things like screen size, complexity of the solution

Question 8

SRS

Answer 8

Software Requirements Specification

Question 9

SRS - Features

Answer 9

Constraints
Scope
Functional & Non Functional Requirements
Optional - appendix containing other information needed to interpret the requirements (OS, third party tools required)

Question 10

SRS - Purpose

Answer 10

• to ensure that the clients problem or opportunity is understood
• to form the basis of the design
• to be used as the basis of the evaluation criteria

Question 11

Organizational Goals

Answer 11

Defines an organizations purpose, assist its growth and help is achieve financial objectives

Question 12

Organizational Objectives

Answer 12

Specific, measurable, achievable steps towards achieving a larger goal
quantifiable - can be proved to be achieved with stats, observations and logs

Question 13

Organizational Goals - Official

Answer 13

goals an organization aims to achieve

Question 14

Organizational Goals - Operative

Answer 14

goals that are necessary to achieve an outcome

Question 15

Use Case Diagrams (+ Actor + Use Case Definitions)

Answer 15

Describes how a user will interact with a solution - Created using UML (unified modelling language)

Actor - entity that can interact with the solution
Use case - a function or transaction an actor can use

Question 16

Use Case Diagrams - Extend

Answer 16

means the entirety of a different use case MAY be included in another

Question 17

Use Case Diagrams - Include

Answer 17

means the entirety of a different use case is USED in the running of another

Question 18

Use Case Diagrams - System Boundary

Answer 18

drawn with a rectangle that demonstrates whats included in the solution

Question 19

Context Diagrams

Answer 19

Visualization of a system that indicates data flow in and out of a solution

Question 20

Context Diagrams - Process

Answer 20

Abstract representation of the whole system
Represented as a circle

Question 21

Context Diagrams - Entity

Answer 21

Users or external systems that interact with the system
Represented as a rectangle

Question 22

Context Diagram - Data Flow

Answer 22

Represents a single piece of data or a logical connection of data as it moves in or out of a system
Represented as an arrow with a label on top

Question 23

Data Flow Diagrams

Answer 23

Graphical visualisation of the flow of information in and out of a solution

Contains the core processes in the solution

Question 24

Data Flow Diagrams - Processes

Answer 24

abstract representation of a function (e.g. validate PIN).

Must start with a verb

represented as a circle

Question 25

Data Flow Diagrams - Entity

Answer 25

users or external systems that interact with the processes represented as a rectangle

Question 26

Data Flow Diagrams - Data Flow

Answer 26

represents a single piece or logical collection of data as it moves between processes represented as a line

Question 27

Data Flow Diagram - Data Store

Answer 27

represents a collection of data in a solution. Represented by two parallel lines, with the name of the data in store between them

Question 28

Techniques for Generating Design Ideas

Answer 28

Brainstorming Consulting end users Mindmapping

Question 29

Factors influencing the design of solutions x5

Answer 29

- Usability - Affordance - Security - Interoperability - Marketability

Question 30

User Experience

Answer 30

Design that provides relevant and meaningful experiences for users. Includes things like hierarchy, navigation and functionality

Question 31

User Interface

Answer 31

Focuses on appearance. Includes things like colour, shape, spacing and the look and feel of the solution

Question 32

Gantt Chart - Milestones

Answer 32

The achievement of a significant stage in a project time length is 0 Represented with a diamond on the gantt chart

Question 33

Gantt Chart - Dependencies

Answer 33

tasks that require another task to be finished before the task can be completed arrows used to indicate dependencies

Question 34

Gantt Chart - Critical Path

Answer 34

Sequence of tasks from beginning to end. Contains no slack time, is the longest duration and is the minimum possible time the task can be completed