IBCS2 Summer Assignment

Directions

• After receiving your textbooks, your summer assignment will be comprised of a reading assignment and several exercises to be completed after the reading

1. Read 1.1 SYSTEMS LIFE CYCLE (pages 2 - 8)
2. Complete Exercise 1.1 #2 on (page 9)

1. Read 1.2 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (pages 9 - 12)
2. List the "classic ways" to investigate an existing system
3. List the advantages and disadvantages of each "classic way"

1. Read 1.3 SYSTEM DESIGN (pages 13 - 23)

1. Read 1.4 SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS (pages 24 - 29)

1. Read 1.5 THE SOFTWARE LIFE CYCLE (pages 29 - 30)
2. List and describe the major stages of the software life cycle
3. Why is the software life cycle cyclical?

1. Read 1.6 SOFTWARE DESIGN (pages 31 - 34)
2. What is a prototype?
3. What is the advantage of prototyping?

1. Read 1.7 DOCUMENTATION (pages 36 - 37)
2. List and describe the 3 different types of documentation

You may also review the major points from Mr. Bui's slides: Introduction to Software Development - Media:SoftwareDevelopment.ppt