
Computers and programs
Steps in a program project
Suppose that a company has decided to implement the use of computing to
simplify its service to the public of spare parts for electrical domestic
equipment from a central depot. The systems analyst would normally first
have to decide whether the problem could be solved, but since this is a
straightforward type of problem no time needs to be spent on feasibility at
this stage, only on the design of a system. This is not always so, and in some
projects almost as much time needs to be spent in assessing whether a
solution is possible as in creating the solution, particularly when fast
real-tim