by Mr.Oates | May 17, 2025 | Information Technology
Third Normal Form (3NF) is a level of database normalization aimed at eliminating transitive dependencies in a relational schema. A relation is in 3NF if it is already in Second Normal Form (2NF) and if, for every non-trivial functional dependency X→AX rightarrow A...
by Mr.Oates | Apr 22, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
In the context of the Campus Bike model, I do believe that Object-Oriented modeling will bring value to the process. In this example, Mark Turner has just start exploring the idea of installing, in his words, an “up-to-date” computer system. This is a great...
by Mr.Oates | Apr 19, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
Object-oriented analysis (OOA) is a method of analyzing a system by modeling it as a group of interacting objects, each representing an instance of a class within a particular domain. Unlike traditional structured analysis, which focuses on functions and processes,...
by Mr.Oates | Apr 19, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
A use case diagram is a visual representation used in software engineering to illustrate how users, known as actors, interact with a system to achieve specific goals. It belongs to the Unified Modeling Language (UML) family and is typically employed during the early...
by Mr.Oates | Apr 17, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
The critical path in project management is the sequence of tasks that determines the minimum amount of time needed to complete a project. It represents the longest path through a project’s task network, considering all task durations and dependencies. If any task on...
by Mr.Oates | Apr 14, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
I made this decision table in Word. Notice the “Y”-yes and “N”-no, patterns that are placed first. Then the appropriate “X” for the outcome. I created this for a project in my Advanced IT course for my masters in Information...
