PRG 210 Week 5

Individual Assignment: Complete Data Structures, Arrays, and Modular Design

Prepare a 2 3 page paper that addresses the following:

Explain the need for complex data structures and how they are used.

Explain the design and application of arrays and how an array simplifies program development. Support your answer with a hypothetical real-world example.

Explain at least four benefits of modular design. Support your answer with a hypothetical real-world example.

Learning Team Assignment: Software Development Project and Presentation

Compile and submit all of your Learning Teams work from Weeks Two, Three, and Four into a 45 page paper. In your Learning Teams paper, be sure to include the following:

Problem statement

High-level view of the program solution

Function and internal structure of each program module

Inputs

Processing logic

Output

Program source code

Developed pseudocode

Task documentation

Discussion Questions

The article, "Scaling On-Site Customer" (Ambler, 2008), discusses requirements development in an agile environment. Pick one of the issues discussed in the article and explain its significance from a software development perspective.

In the article, "Forever Beta" (Cross, 2007), the author discusses the advantages for a software company to release beta releases instead of final releases of products. What is his reasoning? Do you agree with his reasoning? Why might some companies prefer final releases to beta releases from other software companies?