Software

Question 1

Software Development

Answer 1

Refers to wide range of methods used in the process of developing software
Many have neem adapted from engineering and project management

Question 2

Stages of the Software Development Process

Answer 2

• Investigate
• Plan
• Design
• Create
• Evaluate (Iterate)
• Document

Question 3

User Experience (UX)

Answer 3

Refers to the experience of the users when interfacing with a product such as software
Includes perception, preferences, emotions and other factors before, during and after use
Software should strive to provide a quality user experience

Question 4

User Interface

Answer 4

Necessary for people to use computers

Can take on different forms depending on the design decisions involved

Question 5

Database

Answer 5

Way of organizing information so that it can be accessed and searched easily
Databases are used by many systems, rarely see them directly

Question 6

Relational Database

Answer 6

Type of database that stores and provides access to data points that are related to one another

Question 7

Primary Key

Answer 7

Insert record into a Firebase database, unique key is generated
As each key is unique to record, it is referred to as a primary key

Question 8

Computer Modelling =

Answer 8

Any activity that involves using software abstractions to represent a real or virtual problem

Question 9

Agent Based Modelling

Answer 9

Involves building models to simulate the actions and interactions of individual agents within an environment
Agents are autonomous and independent of each other and the environment
Means the environment contains multiple models, each of which is an agent
Allows to simulate the behaviour of the agents to investigate how specific attributes of an agent may affect other agents or the environment as a whole
E.G., to investigate how cancer tissues develop or predict how forest fires will spread