Chapter 3
- Describe some of the differences between a storyboard for a movie or cartoon and a storyboard for a software program.
A storyboard for a movie is used not only for advancing the plot, but also for showing what point of view will be used – in other words, it is used to plan camera angles, directions, and movements. In that the purpose of both storyboards is to “tell the story” of what happens, they are the same. The point of view of a computer software storyboard should be the user.
- What are the five W questions? Can you think of any more questions that would be relevant in examining a use case?
Who, What, When, Where, Why (with Why being the most important). More relevant questions might be: How well? How often? How many or how much?
- Complete this sentence: A use case shows what the robot does but not ________.
“How it does it.” Use cases are from the user’s perspective and never include implementation details.
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