Lesson on 17th December - Requirement Analysis

Hello IS Folks ,

We have been talking about Requirements Gathering didnt we ?
(God Bless the absentees !) GRRRRRR..... ( Angry Face ) 😈

Just Kidding folks ,

We need to recap what we did, try doing these questions  ,

• What is a requirement ?
• What is the difference between a user requirement and a system requirement ? 
• who are the people involved in requirements gathering process ?
• what are functional requirements ? what are nonfunctional requirements ? 
• can you provide an example of those from an ATM system ? 
• what are the typical non functional requirements expected from a hospital management system ? 
• list the functional requirements of a supermarket management system ? 
• what are the  data gathering techniques we learnt ? 

Remember the Koombiyo Teledrama episode I was talking about ? just watch if you like ;) 

• and we have been talking about Multimedia 

here is a good introduction about multimedia 

Now try these past paper questions

what about the advantages and disadvantages of multimedia ?
read this article before completing my homework
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-using-multimedia-pages-46642.html
https://www.cincopa.com/blog/why-multimedia-content-is-so-good-for-your-website-and-blog/
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/5-components-multimedia-28279.html

2017 March A1-c) 
Briefly describe the role and skills of the following:
i) System analyst/designer (3 marks)
ii) Programmer (3 marks)

some supportive material : 
http://www.w3computing.com/systemsanalysis/roles-systems-analyst/
http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/career-tracks/the-role-of-a-computer-programmer.html

2017 March A2 b) 
Briefly describe FIVE different fact finding methods giving advantages and
disadvantages of each (5 x 3 marks)

here is a good resource for reading : 
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/UMLISAD/chapter5/1_5_2.html

2017 March B7
Discuss THREE different types of multimedia that could be used to enhance a web page that a school wishes to use for advertising and promotion of the school. (3 x 4 marks)


2017 March B12
Without reference to cost or time, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a prototyping technique of your choice. (12 marks)

2016 September A1 - a)
What is the purpose of system analysis and what skills are required by a system analyst? (8 marks)

2016 September A2 - b) 
Identify FOUR fact finding techniques, giving one different advantage and one different disadvantage of each (8 marks)

2016 September B11
a) Discuss briefly what it meant by the term Evolutionary Prototyping. (4 marks)
b) Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of this technique. (8 marks)

2016 March B8
The use of multimedia is often seen as essential to the success of many websites. Discuss the guidelines you would recommend for the use of THREE different types of multimedia. (3 x 4 marks)

2016 March B6
Questionnaires are a fact finding technique used during the early stages of analysis.
a) Discuss what is meant by open ended questions by use of examples
b) Discuss what is meant by closed ended questions by use of examples
c) Where else in the project may questionnaires be used? (3 x 4 marks)

2016 March B5
SSADM recommends the use of Throwaway Prototypes.
a) Discuss what a throwaway prototype is
b) Discuss the advantages of throwaway prototyping
c) Discuss the disadvantages of throwaway prototyping (3 x 4 marks)