Collegeboard 1.3
Notes on 1.3 Daily Video 1
- A program is developed from an idea and a specific purpose in mind.
- Developers start investigating the problem/purpose and reflect.
- Developers must:
- determine requirements of program
- understand the constraints (ex: time)
- understand user concerns/interests
- Developers investigate using surveys, user testing, interviews, direct observations
- Developers design program by brainstorming, storyboard, plan user experience, layout user interface, organize into modules, develop a testing strategy
- Developers decide on the program requirements that describe how a program should behave, include a liste of user interactions
- Developers create a prototype of program
- Testing, testing, testing!! Very important at micro level and macro level
Notes on 1.3 Daily Video 2
- Programs are usually developed by teams of people. Individuals work on different functional components. Everyone msut receive credit for what they’ve done.
- Use comments to give credit. Comments are very useful.
- You can also use code segments written by others, but this needs to be credited.
Notes on 1.3 Daily Video 3
- Program documentation describes the overall program, lists the program specifications, describes functions/procedures/methods
- Documentation happens throughout the development of the program: at the beginning, during, and after
Program Design and Development Quiz
I took the quiz and got 3/3!
I have now completed all quizzes 1.1-1.3
For the Program Function and Purpose Quiz (MCQs), I made a couple simple mistakes on the questions, but I understand how to do them now.