system design basics Flashcards
define term “hardware”
physical parts of computer and referred devices
define term “software”
general term that describes computer programs or sets of instructions
define term “peripheral”
A computer peripheral is any external device that provides input and output for the computer
define term “network”
multiple devices that communicate with one another using a transmission medium
define term “human resources”
both the people who work for a company or organization and the department responsible for managing resources related to employees
so what are the five parts of a computer system?
hardware, software, peripheral, network and human resources
there are two main kinds of issues that may occur in a networked world. can you give few examples of eaxh please?
ethical and social
who or what is a stakeholder
person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization
who is an internal and who is the external stakeholder?
internal is usually group of people who develop and rule the system and then they release it to the external stakeholders
what three questions should you consider when identifying the stakeholders?
who will the new system affect?
who will the end-users be?
what are their needs?
what is utilitarism?
when you try to design a system for the greatest good for the greatest number of people
can you name some methods of obtaining requirements?
surveys, interviews, direct observation, collecting documents (not personal ones - teacher had in mind statistics and hystorical documents)
is nathaniel a femboy? why?
part time. he is bored sometimes.
what are the pros and cons of observation?
- people might not behave the same way as they would when not directly knowing that theyre being observed.
+ collecting direct data from the people first handedly.
what are the pros and cons of interviews?
- its very very taking besides the fact that theoretically its not necessarilly displaying truth.
+ detailed information about what people like an dnot like