1.
The Scottish Government is considering the introduction of a new electronic
voting system for elections. The government appoints a small team to undertake a
feasibility study
. Some of the concerns include:
•
voters’ accessibility to a suitable computer system
•
the possibility of electoral fraud
•
the cost of such a system.
(
a
)
The government creates a document specifying the features of the new system.
State the name of this document.
(
b
)
(i)
People will not be charged to vote. Explain why aspects of
economic
feasibility
would still need to be considered.
(ii)
Name
one
other type of feasibility and explain why it would be
considered for the voting system.
(
c
)
The government decides to proceed and a full system investigation results in
an Operational Requirements Document (ORD).
(i)
The ORD contains details of the
scope and boundaries
of the voting
system. Explain what is meant by scope and boundaries.
(ii)
State
one
other item specified in the ORD.
(
d
)
During the design stage, the development team decide to create their design
using a standardised design notation. State
two
advantages of having a
completed design written in a standard design notation.
(
e
)
The team use a number of
project management techniques
. An example is
shown below.
The chart shows how much of a task has been completed. State
two
other
project management techniques that are incorporated in this diagram.
Completed
Remaining
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
28 Apr 12
28 Jul 12
28 Nov 12
28 Mar 13
28 Jul 13
28 Oct 13
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