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| A type of workflow diagram that describes the user activities and their sequential flow. |
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| Questions that have a simple, definitive answer. |
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| A system requirement that describes an activity or process that the system must perform. |
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Group support system
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| A computer system that enables multiple people to participate with comments at the same time, each on their own computer. |
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Joint Application Design
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| A technique to define requirements or design a system in a single session by having all the necessary people participate. |
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| Any model that shows what the system is required to do without committing to ay one technology. |
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| An example of a final product that is for viewing only, and not executable. |
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| Questions that require discussion and do not necessarily have a simple, short answer. |
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| A system requirement that describes an operational characteristic related to workload measures, such as throughput and response time. |
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| Any model that shows how the system will actually be implemented. |
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| A preliminary working model of a larger system. |
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| A system requirement that describes the dependability of a system, such as service outages, incorrct processing, and error detection and recovery |
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| A system requirement that describes user access to certain functions and the conditions under which access is granted. |
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| All the people who have an interest in the success of an new system. |
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| A review of the findings from your investigation and of the models built based on those findings. |
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| A rectangular area on an activity diagram representing the activities done by a single angent. |
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| A symbol in an activity diagram to control the splitting or uniting of sequential paths. |
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| Specifications that define the functions to be provided by a system. |
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| A system requirement that describes an operational characteristic related to an organization's environment, hardware, and software. |
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| A single occurrence of a piece of work or an activity done in an orgaization. |
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| A system requirement that describes an operational characteristic related to users, such as the user interface, work procedures, on-line help, and documentation. |
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| A sequence of steps to process a business transaction. |
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| A comprehensive approach for documenting an entire organization's information systems architecture. |
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