Exercise
● Consider the following requirement for a software to be developed for
controlling a chemical plant. The chemical plant has a number of emergency
conditions. When any of the emergency conditions occurs, some
prespecified actions should be taken. The different emergency conditions
and the corresponding actions that need to be taken are as follows.
– If the temperature of the chemical plant exceeds T1 degs, then the water
shower should be turned ON and the heater should be turned OFF.
– If the temperature of the chemical tank falls below T2 degs, then the
heater should be turned ON and the water shower should be turned
OFF.
– If the pressure of the chemical plant is above P1, then the valve V1
should be OPENED.
– If the chemical concentration of the tank rises above M, and them
temperature of the tank is more than T3 degs, then the water shower
should be turned ON.
– If the pressure rises above P3 and the temperature rises above T1 degs,
then the water shower should be turned ON, valves V1 and V2 are
OPENED and the alarm bells sounded.
Do the following
● Write the requirements of this chemical plant
software in the form of decision table.
● Also draw a decision tree to represent the
above processing logic.
Exercise
The machine waits for the start switch to be pressed. After the user presses
the start switch, the machine fills the wash tub with either hot or cold
water depending upon the setting of the Hot-Wash switch. The water filling
continues until the high level is sensed. The machine starts the agitation
motor and continues agitating the wash tub until either the preset timer
expires or the user presses the stop switch. After the agitation stops, the
machine waits for the user to press the Start-Drying switch. After the user
presses the Start-Drying switch, the machine starts the hot air blower and
continues blowing hot air into the drying chamber until either the user
presses the stop switch or the preset timer expires.
Represent the decision making involved in the operation of the above
washing machine by means of decision table.
Exercise – Decision Trees
SafeHome software enables the homeowner to configure the security system
when it is installed, monitors all sensors connected to the security system, and
interacts with the homeowner through a keypad and function keys contained in
the SafeHome control panel. During installation, the SafeHome control panel is
used to program and configure the system. Each sensor is assgined a number
and type, a master password is programmed for arming and disarming the
system, and telephone numbers are input for dialing when a sensor event
occurs. When a sensor event is recognized, the software invokes an audible
alarm attached to the system. After a delay time that is specified by the
homeowner during system configuration activities, the software dials a telephone
number of a monitoring service, provides information about the location,
reporting and the nature of the event that has been detected. The telephone
number will be redialed every 20 seconds until telephone connection is obtained.
All interaction with SafeHome system is managed by a user-interaction
subsystem that reads input provided through the keypad and function keys,
displays prompting messages and system status on the LCD display.
Represent processing logic for SafeHome system using decision tree and
table.
Exercise
Identify functional requirements based on the following description for the Medical
Shop Automation (MSA) software that should help the shop owner save maximum
time and should be prioritized. Each of the requirement specification should at
minimum contain a requirement identification number, short description (few words),
inputs, outputs, pre-requisites, and necessary processing details for it.
A retail medicine shop deals with a large number of medicines procured from various manufacturers. The shop
owner maintains different medicines in wall mounted and numbered racks. The shop owner maintains as few
inventory for each item as reasonable, to reduce inventory overheads after being inspired by the just-in-time (JIT)
philosophy. Thus, one important problem the shop owner faces is to be able to order items as soon as the number
of items in the inventory reduces below a threshold value. The shop owner wants to maintain medicines to be able
to sustain selling for about one week. To calculate the threshold value for each item, the software must be able to
calculate the average number of medicines sales for one week for each part. At the end of each day, the shop
owner would request the computer to generate the items to be ordered. The computer should print out the medicine
description, the quantity required, and the address of the vendor supplying the medicine. The shop owner should be
able to store the name, address, and the code numbers of the medicines that each vendor deals with. Whenever
new supply arrives, the shop owner would enter the item code number, quantity, batch number, expiry date, and the
vendor number. The software should print out a cheque favoring the vendor for the items supplied. When the shop
owner procures new medicines it had not dealt with earlier, he should be able to enter the details of the medicine
such as the medicine trade name, generic name, vendors who can supply this medicine, unit selling and purchasing
price. The computer should generate a code number for this medicine which the shop owner would paste as the
code number in the rack where this medicine would be stored. The shop owner should be able to query about a
medicine either using its generic name or the trade name and the software should display its code number and the
quantity present. At the end of every day the shop owner would give a command to generate the list of medicines
which have expired. It should also prepare a vendor-wise list of the expired items so that the shop owner can ask
the vendor to replace these items. Currently, this activity alone takes a tremendous amount of labour on the part of
the shop owner and is a major motivator for the automation endeavor. Whenever any sales occurs, the shop owner
would enter the code number of each medicine and the corresponding quantity sold. The MSA should print out the
cash receipt. The computer should also generate the revenue and profit for any given period. It should also show
vendor-wise payments for the period.
Prepare functional requirements based on the above system description. Grade your own document against all the
characteristics of a good requirements document. In case, you find that you have compromised the quality of your
document, give suitable reasons for doing so. Represent processing logic for the above system description using
decision trees/tables.
