Computers as Components, 2nd Edition

466 CHAPTER 9 System Design Techniques

SUMMARY

System design takes a comprehensive view of the application and the system under

design. To ensure that we design an acceptable system, we must understand the

application and its requirements. Numerous techniques, such as object-oriented

design,can be used to create useful architectures from the system’s original require-

ments. Along the way, by measuring our design processes, we can gain a clearer

understanding of where bugs are introduced, how to fix them, and how to avoid

introducing them in the future.

What We Learned

■ Design methodologies and design flows can be organized in many differ-

ent ways.

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