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Concepts and Issues in the Design and Development of Software Flashcards

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Social

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Friendly companionship. Living together in harmony rather than isolation.

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Ethical

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Dealing with morals or the principles of morality. The rules or standards for appropriate conduct or practice.

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Intellectual Property

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The result of mental efforts.

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Ergonomics

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Effectiveness of screen design.
Ease of use.
Appropriate messages to the user.
Consistency of the UI.

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Inclusivity

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Culture
Economic
Gender
Disability

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Skills

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Communication
Teamwork
Creativity
Design Skills
Technical Skills
Problem-solving Skills
Attention to detail
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UI

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Command Line Interface

Graphical User Interface

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Internet Applications

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Email
Web browsers
Search engines
Social networking

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Spreadsheets

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IPO
Scrolling left, right, up and down
Instant recalculations as contents change
Status and/or formula line
Ability to replicate a range to any other range
Relative and Absolute referencing
Formulas could be entered using minimal keystrokes
Cursor moves are used to select cells and ranges

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Gopher servers contained:

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Text based documents

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Software that locates, accesses and displays web pages is known as:

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A web browser

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The company that refined many of the design concepts that form the basis of todays GUI was:

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Apple

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Facebook is an example of a:

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Social networking app

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Relative and absolute referencing is a concept that is present in:

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Spreadsheets

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The first widely available web browser was:

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Mosaic

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VisiCalc was developed by:

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Bricklin and Frankston

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The Computer that is widely recognised as the first to include a fully bit-mapped display is the:

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Xerox Alto

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Archie was an example of a:

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Search engine

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Tim Berners-Lee developed:

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The first web browser

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Licence

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Formal permission or authority to use a product e.g. non-exclusive (multiple users)

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Agreement

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A mutual agreement or contract within parties e.g. ‘agree to terms and conditions’

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Term

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The period of time an agreement is in force e.g. until the other party violates the agreement

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Warranty

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An assurance of some sort e.g. a guarantee

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Limited use

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Restricted use of the product e.g. copying is not permitted

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Liability

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An obligation or debt as a consequence e.g. replacement or refund

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Program

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Refers to the computer software e.g. executables

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Reverse engineer

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Decompiling the product

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Backup copy

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A copy of the software made for archival purposes e.g. a backup drive

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Commercial Licence Agreement

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Covered by copyright
1 archival copy may be made
Cannot be modified
Source code is not distributed

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Shareware Licence Agreement

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Covered by copyright
Copies can be made for archive or distribution
Cannot be modified
Source code is not distributed

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Freeware Licence Agreement

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Covered by copyright
Copies can be made distributed and altered
Source code may or may not be distributed

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Public Domain

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Not covered by copyright

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Open Source Licence Agreement

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Covered by copyright
Source code is developed collaboratively
Available to be modified or distributed

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Site Licence Agreement

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Covered by copyright
Specify the number of machines the software can be installed of
OR
The location where the software must be installed on any number of machines

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Creative Commons Licence Agreement

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Not ideal for software
Covered by copyright
Allows work to be copied and distributed as long as the creator is acknowledged

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Issues particular to the software industry that have resulted in software licencing agreements:

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Ease of reproduction and copy
Collaborative development history
The current open environment of the Internet

37
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Property that results from the fruits of mental effort is known as:

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Intellectual Property

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A user is allowed to copy software under what conditions?

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The software is in the public domain
OR
The software is freeware
OR
To create one archive backup
39
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Software that is not covered by copyright is considered to be:

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Public domain software

40
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If you modify software, copy it and distribute it to friends, it is most likely:

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Freeware

41
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A software product that is developed collaboratively and is freely available is likely to be covered by:

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Open source licence

42
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A commercial licence usually gives the user:

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The right to use the software

43
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The process of decompiling is used when:

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Reverse engineering

44
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With regard to computer software licences, the term program means:

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The executable files and included files only.

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For copyright to not apply, the developer must:

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Expressly state that the product is in the public domain.

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Consistent UI (7 points)

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Standards
Set of rules
Use elements correctly
Colour
Fonts
Alignment
Reversible actions
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Appropriate messages to the user (5 points)

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Unambiguous
Positive
Consistent wording
Consistent placing
Icons
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Ease of Use (6 point)

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Screen elements logically connected
Natural flow of the task
Advanced functionality for experienced users
50% ‘white space’
Icons used correctly
Unavailable commands greyed but still showing

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Acceptable response time

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1 second

50
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From a user interface perspective, the most important aspect is:

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Consistency

51
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A programmer would use progress bars as a means of:

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Providing feedback to the user

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A software developer’s product must:

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Be consistent in it’s design
Meet the needs of the user
Be ‘user friendly’

53
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The primary method that an application uses to communicate problems to the user is:

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Messages

54
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Icons are most useful when they are:

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Intuitively recognisable

55
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Command buttons, check boxes and radio buttons can best be described as:

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Function elements

56
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A programmer could use what to ensure data is validated?

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List and combination boxes

57
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If a software application is intuitive, consistent and easy to learn then it could be considered to be:

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User friendly

58
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How much ‘white space’?

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50%

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