achieving quality. (10 marks) NUMBER ONE Describe the following pairs of terms, stating any similarities or...

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achieving quality. (10 marks) NUMBER ONE Describe the following pairs of terms, stating any similarities or differences between them. a) Computer Hardware and Software b) Broadband and Baseband transmission marks) c) CDROM and Floppy Disk d) Microprocessor and ROM (5 marks) (5 (5 marks) (5 marks) (Total: 20 marks) NUMBER TWO Increasingly in systems development, use is being made of CASE tools. a. Briefly describe what is a CASE tool. marks) (4 b. Additionally, in systems development, the following issues are considered to be important:- Producing and maintaining documentation Adhering to development standards Maintaining a logical data dictionary Prototyping With reference to the above four issues, explain what advantages a CASE tool offers the system developer compared to systems development using manually produced and maintained diagrams, standards and documents. (16 marks) (Total 20 marks) NUMBER THREE a. A major commercial organization has a policy of developing and using computer- based systems to give it commercial advantage. One consequence of this approach is that new systems need to be, developed on time, within budgeted cost and to quality TM. Describe what quality means in this context. (10 marks) b. It is often said that the use of structured methods improves the quality of the developed system. Bearing in mind your understanding of qualityTM, explain how structured methods can contribute towards this and discuss two techniques used in achieving quality. (10 marks) NUMBER ONE Describe the following pairs of terms, stating any similarities or differences between them. a) Computer Hardware and Software b) Broadband and Baseband transmission marks) c) CDROM and Floppy Disk d) Microprocessor and ROM (5 marks) (5 (5 marks) (5 marks) (Total: 20 marks) NUMBER TWO Increasingly in systems development, use is being made of CASE tools. a. Briefly describe what is a CASE tool. marks) (4 b. Additionally, in systems development, the following issues are considered to be important:- Producing and maintaining documentation Adhering to development standards Maintaining a logical data dictionary Prototyping With reference to the above four issues, explain what advantages a CASE tool offers the system developer compared to systems development using manually produced and maintained diagrams, standards and documents. (16 marks) (Total 20 marks) NUMBER THREE a. A major commercial organization has a policy of developing and using computer- based systems to give it commercial advantage. One consequence of this approach is that new systems need to be, developed on time, within budgeted cost and to quality TM. Describe what quality means in this context. (10 marks) b. It is often said that the use of structured methods improves the quality of the developed system. Bearing in mind your understanding of qualityTM, explain how structured methods can contribute towards this and discuss two techniques used in