Computers
functional and non-functional
Prepare a software requirements specifications document for the desired system in which is clearly state the problem you are working on. The document should also functional and non-functional requirements, which should be derived from the problem statement. Also include models illustrating how behavioral and functional aspects of the desired system will work. You should provide detailed descriptions of your models so that a reader is able to understand your design decisions.
The report should have a cover page, table of contents, introduction/purpose, system requirements, conclusion.
The project reports must be at least 1000 words to fulfill the university’s writing intensive requirement and this excludes the cover page and table of contents.
Fast-food chain
Scenario
A large fast-food chain unveiled a new touch screen register for its franchises. Each cashier was assigned a user ID and password combination to log in to the register. The system allowed the incorrect password to be entered four times before the register would lock and require a manager to unlock it with a key card. To prevent unauthorized access, the registers would lock after three minutes if the screen was not touched. When the register locked, only the cashier who was logged in prior to it locking could unlock it without a system restart.
After a few days in operation, restaurant managers started complaining about the amount of time they were spending unlocking the registers. Some cashiers were forgetting their user ID and password, so other cashiers would log in for them. It also seemed that the button layout made it easy for the cashiers to key in the incorrect password. The managers also complained that cashiers would leave for a break or end their shift and forget to log out of the locked register. The managers would have to reboot the system, a three- to five-minute process in order for the next cashier to log in. Additionally, managers noticed that grease was building up on the touch screens, making them less responsive.
Instructions
High level of frustration
The quality of the user experience is very important to the success of an application. In the early days of computing, users often experienced long delays since computing power was poor and networks had comparatively slow throughput. Modern systems have largely eliminated these delays due to increased network and computing power, yet users still report a high level of frustration.
Write a four- to five-page paper in which you:
Describe three reasons users are still frustrated with modern applications.
Suggest one method for reducing the frustrations for each of the reasons you supplied in Question 1.
Describe methods for determining if user frustration is caused by poor system design or from the natural frustration associated with learning a new software product.
Suggest at least three methods to reduce the frustrations among the disabled population and how this population can be better served.
Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
State of cloud computing
By now, it is a safe assumption that techies and non-techies alike have heard of cloud computing and its associated benefits: cost savings, increased efficiency, improved agility, opportunities for growth and innovation, and so on.
Computer technology
Consider a technology invented outside of the U.S. in computer or software engineering since 1940.
(a) Describe the cultural and social factors that led to this technology’s “invention.”
(b) Describe how this invention has evolved and influenced the culture of the U.S.
Since the WWW is a sample, you can’t choose it as technology