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The practical guide to structured systems design

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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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