Accession Number:

ADA048765

Title:

An Exercise in Software Architectural Design: From Requirements to Design Problem Structure.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MASS CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• Andreu,Rafael C.
• Madnick,Stuart E.

Report Date:

1977-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

129.0

Abstract:

Two of the main activities required for the application of the methodology explored in this project, namely, the assessment of design interdependencies among requirements and the interpretation of subsets of requirements as design subproblems, are investigated in the context of a concrete design problem. Guidelines for carrying out these activities are introduced and their usage illustrated. A design framework for the problem analyzed is identified and discussed its study points out that the methodology investigated here produces interesting and unforeseen results. Author

Descriptors:

• *DATA MANAGEMENT
• *EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• *COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• DATA BASES
• METHODOLOGY
• GRAPHS
• HEURISTIC METHODS
• FLOW CHARTING
• DECOMPOSITION

Subject Categories:

• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE