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COMP223 Test 2 Review Questions Chapter 5 1. Exercise 5.1 on Page 143 Explain why it is important to model the context of a system that is being developed. Give two examples of possible errors that could arise if software engineers do not understand the system context. At early stage in the requirements elicitation and analysis process software engineers should decide on the boundaries of the system. This involves working with system stakeholders to distinguish what is the system and what is the system’s environment. Software engineers should make these decisions early in the process to limit the system costs and the time needed for analysis. The definition of a system boundary is not a value-free judgment. The position of the system boundary has profound effect on the system requirements. There may be pressures to develop system boundaries that increase/decrease the influence or workload of different parts of an organization. Social and organizational concerns may mean that the position of a system boundary may be determined by non-technical factors. Two examples: a. Software engineers may give an incorrect system environment in requirements documents. b. System cost and time of system analysis may increase in the future because the wrong system boundary was defined in the previous process. 2. Exercise 5.2 on Page 143 How might you use a model of a system that already exists? Explain why it is not always necessary for such a system model to be complete and correct. Would the same be true if you were developing a model of a new system? a. Using an existed model during requirements engineering will decrease the system cost and time when setting up the corresponding system model. But it is hard to say whether the chosen model is fulfilling to the all requirements of the current system. b. There is no absolutely true or false for a certain system model. System modeling is the process of developing abstract models of a system, with each mod