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engineer = a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (eg. cause a system to evolve & improve) | engineer = a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (eg. cause a system to evolve & improve) | ||
specification = Objectives + Requirements | |||
Objectives = attributes + measurement methods | |||
Requirements = true / false measurement methods | |||
administrator = someone whose job is to keep a system operating correctly | administrator = someone whose job is to keep a system operating correctly | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 31 March 2014
Glossary
Systems = People + Machines + Benefit (from ISO Data Processing Glossary)
People = Users + Administrators + Engineers
Machines = Hardware (Components + Firmware) + Software (Programs + Data)
Benefit = Advantages (Social, Economic, Personal)`
engineer = a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (eg. cause a system to evolve & improve)
specification = Objectives + Requirements
Objectives = attributes + measurement methods
Requirements = true / false measurement methods
administrator = someone whose job is to keep a system operating correctly
user = someone who derives some or all of the benefit of a system