Most people are familiar with social media. We use it keep in touch with friends and family, (humble) brag about our accomplishments, or even outright boast about really cool travels. There are different types of social media for different things. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, all have their own niches and uses. LinkedIn is one of…
In part 1 of Using an OS, we looked at user management, basic security, and file explorer. While Windows has made it easier to store files logically, it is still up to the user. Too often I’ve seen people with hundreds of files on their desktop. Often there, just “temporarily” until they no longer need…
Before we dive into studying all about the OS, we want to do a quick dive into an OS, so we can see some of the topics we’ll be covering. In doing so, you might learn a little more about one of the most over looked applications that everyone has to use. Previously, we looked…
At the highest level, the operating system (OS) is a piece of software that is there to manage all of the software and hardware of the computer. It is not generally considered to be a single program, but a series of programs and utilities that can make this happen. Most of the time, in a…
Currently there are only about 5 different versions of Operating Systems, with several sub-versions. They are: Windows MacOS iOS Android Unix/Linux Now, technically Unix/Linux are different, and there are variations of these, but fundamentally at a high level they are the same. There are some others out there, but they are rare and often on…
We talked about the 4 Ps of Project Management. In this video we want to talk about Process Management. One of the first problems to solve is to select the process model that is appropriate for the software to be engineered by your project team. It should be appropriate for customers who have requested as…
Project management is said to focus on the 4 Ps. People, Product, Process, and Project. – And it should focus on that order. People Software development is an intensely People driven process. They have to design, model, develop, debug, and support the project. So without people you will not have a completed project. Often managers…
Security requirements are nonfunctional requirements that strongly influence the architectural design of software systems. Security requirements and other requirements can conflict with one another. A common example is that security and usability are often at odds with one another, and a balance between the two must be found. Therefore you have to determine how secure do you…
