Design tools - Definition - Delivering the System

Q.  Which software designers tool helps to design the block structure of the software, that may further be broken down into smaller modules using refinement techniques?
- Published on 24 Jul 15

a. Analysis tools
b. Design tools
c. Configuration management tools
d. Documentation tools

ANSWER: Design tools
 

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  • Nirja Shah   -Posted on 20 Oct 15
    Documentation Tools
    - Documentation in a software project starts prior to the software process, goes throughout all phases of SDLC and after the completion of the project.
    - These tools generate documents for technical users and end users.
    - Technical users are mostly in-house professionals of the development team who refer to system manual, reference manual, training manual, installation manuals etc.
    - The end user documents describe the functioning and how-to of the system such as user manual.
    - For example, Doxygen, DrExplain, Adobe RoboHelp for documentation.

    Analysis Tools
    - These tools help to gather requirements, automatically check for any inconsistency, inaccuracy in the diagrams, data redundancies or erroneous omissions.
    - For example, Accept 360, Accompa, CaseComplete for requirement analysis, Visible Analyst for total analysis.

    Design Tools
    - These tools help software designers to design the block structure of the software, which may further be broken down in smaller modules using refinement techniques.
    - These tools provides detailing of each module and interconnections among modules.
    - For example, Animated Software Design

    Configuration Management Tools
    - An instance of software is released under one version. Configuration Management tools deal with –
    1. Version and revision management
    2. Baseline configuration management
    3. Change control management

    - CASE tools help in this by automatic tracking, version management and release management. For example, Fossil, Git, Accu REV.

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