Chpt 5

• Legal feasibility


  Helps decide whether the project will be able to comply with all the laws that may affect it in the countries where it will be released
• Legal issues


  • File sharing software, although legal in essence, has fallen foul of the law companies producing or facilitating it have been sued
  • Napster, one of the first and most popular, was shut down for a long time as the courts decided that the company could do more to protect copyright
• Legal feasibility needs to be taken very seriously as the effects can be very damaging for both the customer and the development company
• Fines running into millions can be imposed if the software does not comply with the law
• Some countries might ban the use of the software completely and could even pursue criminal action
• Analysis


  The process of finding out exactly what the system will entail by employing various fact finding methods
• At the end of analysis, the requirements specification is produced
• Fact-finding methods used during analysis


  • Observation
  • Questionnaire
  • Document collecting
  • Interview
• These methods are not meant to be used on their own, but as a collective entity
• The key to success is to try to understand the business problem from the point of view of the company as a whole, rather than from an individual perspective
• Observation


  Where the analyst shadows employees of the customer for a period of time, making notes on how they do their job
• Advantages of observation


  • Pick up parts of the system that are not immediately obvious to the customer
  • Confirm information gathered through different fact-finding methods
• Disadvantages of observation


  • Some people may feel threatened while being watched
  • There is no guarantee that some of the more subtle parts of the system will show up during the observation period
• The theme of identity is a central focus in Chapter 5, exploring how characters perceive themselves and how others perceive them.
• Chapter 5 delves into the theme of power dynamics, showcasing the struggles for control and influence among different characters.
• The endocrine system is made up of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
• The endocrine system is made up of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
• The endocrine system is made up of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
• Exploration of societal norms and expectations is a key theme in Chapter 5, highlighting the pressures characters face to conform or rebel against established conventions.
• Hormones are chemical messengers secreted by one cell or group of cells to influence another target cell's metabolism, growth, development, behavior, or reproduction.
• Hormones are chemical messengers secreted by one cell or group of cells to influence another cell's behavior.