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Fazley Bin Mahbub
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What is System Design?

System design is the phase that bridges the gap between problem domain and the existing system in a manageable way. This phase focuses on the solution domain, i.e. “how to implement?

It is the phase where the SRS document is converted into a format that can be implemented and decides how the system will operate.

In this phase, the complex activity of system development is divided into several smaller sub-activities, which coordinate with each other to achieve the main objective of system development.

Inputs to System Design

System design takes the following inputs −

  • Statement of work
  • Requirement determination plan
  • Current situation analysis
  • Proposed system requirements including a conceptual data model, modified DFDs, and Metadata (data about data).

Outputs for System Design

System design gives the following outputs −
  • Infrastructure and organizational changes for the proposed system.
  • A data schema, often a relational schema.
  • Metadata to define the tables/files and columns/data-items.
  • Actual or pseudocode for each module in the program.
  • A prototype for the proposed system.

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