CPSC 333: Clarification of Instructions for Assignment #1

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This page was most recently modified on January 31, 1997.

This page will be used to list attempts to clarify the instructions given for assignent #1 (at students' requests), but not to given more information about the system that is to be specified.

• Should the ERD include Everything?
• What is the ``type'' of a relationship?
• What kind of information about ``operations for a data management subsystem'' should be given?
• Does the system's user access the ``data management subsystem''? (A: No, not directly...)
• Should we make up information, when something seems to be missing from the problem statment? (A: No, but...)
• In what order should things be listed in the data dictionary?
• Is it OK to define a latitude this way...?