Tài liệu Activity 9.3: Identifying Development Tool Requirements ppt

Activity 9.3: Identifying Development
Tool Requirements
In this activity, you will first identify the optimal development tool to use in a
given situation. Next, you will analyze the development tool selection in a
scenario.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
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Identify the appropriate development tool for a given set of requirements
and constraints.

Before You Begin
This activity includes both small group tasks and class discussion.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this activity.
Materials
There are no materials for this activity.
Time to complete this activity: 15 minutes followed by a 10 minute
discussion.
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Exercise 1: Identifying a Development Tool for a Scenario (10
minutes)
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Identify the optimal development tool
1. Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor.
2. Read each scenario below.
3. Identify what operating system best meets the needs described in the

scenario.
4. Write your answers below.


After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart.
Scenarios

A A Web-based application is needed that will allow subscriptions to
newsletters published by the company. Each subscriber will receive
between 1 and 12 e-mails per day from the publishers.
B A highly graphical 32-bit Microsoft
®
Windows
®
system for data
analysis. Massive statistical calculations will be necessary for each
data rendering.


Solution


A

B






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Exercise 2: Analyzing Technology Selection (5 minutes)
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Analyze technology selection
1. Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor.
2. Validate the feasibility of the solution given in the scenario.
3. Make any comments in the space below.
4. The instructor will discuss answers after the lab is complete.

After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart.
Scenario
A corporate Information Services (IS) team has chosen Microsoft Visual Basic
®

as the language of implementation for a custom-designed order entry system for
the company. The system will be n-tier and data will be stored in SQL Server
™
.
There may be a need for a Web front end in the near future.

Analysis
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