Procedural programming

8 BEST PRACTICES TO FOLLOW IN AGILE METHODOLOGY From the late 1990’s, the software development sector experienced an upsurge in demand, as the world’s markets evolved to a more tech-oriented scope to their businesses. With a greater requirement for software development by companies targeting to increase delivery, value, and quality of output, a set of principles were constructed specifically for this purpose. These principles are collectively known as agile methodology, and they focus primarily…

To be able to write in depth about Artificial Intelligence, the readers must first know what it is and how it works. First, some important terms need defining. Artificial Intelligence or AI is a, “... subfield of computer science that focuses on creating computer software that imitates human learning and reasoning” (Blackwell and Manar 1). Different from most computer programs, Artificial Intelligence does not use a predetermined step system with instructions, otherwise known as algorithms.…

SPEECH RECOGNITION INTRODUCTION Speech recognition is also said to be automatic speech recognition or computer speech recognition which means understanding voice of the human and performing any required task or the ability to match a voice against a acquired or provided vocabulary.¬¬ It is a process by which a computer takes speech signal and converts it into words in real time according to an algorithm implemented as a computer program. It is achieved by following certain steps and the…

Aqua America’s Software Methodology Justina Khuu The majority of Aqua America’s software is developed using the waterfall method, whether it is in-house or through contractors. Oftentimes there is a meeting set for requirements gathering between the developers and the managers or directors of the department that is to benefit from the software development, and then minimal contact between the two groups until the product is delivered. While this results in the least amount of upfront cost by…

Software Methodologies Agile Methodologies Agile Software Development (ASD) has in the recent years been an emerging development approach in the South African software development industry. The agile approach is continuously improving with time and companies are now identifying that, there are still difficulties in adopting the agile approach and how software is developed in an agile environment (Greer & Hamon 2011). Aleid (2015) explains agile as a set unconventional development methodologies,…

Gattaca, is it really down to a science? “Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it's not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be. - John Phillips” This relates to the society in the movie “Gattaca” due to the fact that the society is only for the “people” that are “valid” meaning that only people that have been genetically modified are accepted in the advanced work field of the future. Due to these facts that only “valid” people are accepted in the world,…

Programming has always come pretty easily to me and I have never had any problems picking up a new programming language but that was in the classroom. I was about to dive in to the deep end so to speak and I wasn’t completely sure I could stay above water. I found myself in a strange looking room surrounded…

Why Hopkins? I knew this conversation well, but each time it was marginally varied. Today the aroma of popcorn wafted my way as I sat at a table in Target. “We are moving to Baltimore this summer,” my dad said. Thus began another relocation experience, one that continued to foster my diverse interests. Having the ability to pursue a wide range of subjects is important to me, and I need a college that would allow that. Because of its flexible curriculum, Johns Hopkins would be a place where I…

Career Spotlight on PC Technician PC Technicians repair many machines that businesses, households, as well as other consumers need, however many PC Technicians do work on-site or travel to the location of the customer depending on the machine the customer is using. They also work for private businesses, but 14 percent were self-employed by 2012. “Employment of PC Technicians was projected to grow 4 percent from 2012 to 2022 which is slower the other occupations. (p. 1)” Background PC Technicians…

as using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. His area is more about the coding than the design part. The first question that I asked was about his skills and what he was in charge of. Mr. Norris, do web development, and he and his team are in charge or programming surveys to collect data about costumer’s satisfaction and experience of…