Research Catalog

Title

The practical guide to structured systems design / Meilir Page-Jones.

Author

Page-Jones, Meilir.

Publication

• New York, N.Y. : Yourdon Press, [1980]
• ©1980.

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Details

Description

xiv, 354 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

This book contributes to the literature documenting the structured revolution in computer systems development. It is an introductory-level structured design text which integrates new concepts, bridges the gap between analysis and design, and defines structured disciplines. Features an extensive case study, depicting a compact system which serves to test reader comprehension.

Series Statement

Yourdon Press computing series

Uniform Title

Yourdon Press computing series

Subject

• System design
• Electronic data processing > Structured techniques
• Electronic data processing > Structured techniques
• System design
• Datenverarbeitung
• Systementwicklung

Genre/Form

• Instructional and educational works
• Instructional and educational works.
• Matériel d'éducation et de formation.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section I. Introduction ; The ideas behind structured design -- The basics of design -- Section II. The tools of structured design ; The structure chart -- The structured specification -- Module specification methods -- Section III. The qualities of a good design ; Coupling -- Cohesion -- Additional design guidelines -- Section IV. Design strategies ; Transform analysis -- Transaction analysis -- Section V. Beyond structured design ; Packaging -- Implementation -- Optimization -- Section VI. Management ; Management aspects of structured design -- Afterword -- Appendices ; Appendix A. The structured design owner's manual -- Appendix B. Walkthroughs : guidelines & checklist -- Appendix C. Structure chart symbols -- Appendix D. Structured design activities -- Appendix E. A case study in structured design.

ISBN

• 0917072170
• 9780917072178
• 013690694X
• 9780136906940

LCCN

79067259

OCLC

• ocm06916240
• 6916240
• SCSB-34103

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library