Noun/verb analysis is the activity where we analyze the problem's language to identify objects, their attributes, and their behaviors. This technique is used to discern system requirements for software design and other systems.
- During the activity of noun/verb analysis, we directly analyze the language of the problem to identify objects, their attributes, and behaviors.
- This technique involves going through the problem description and picking out the nouns, which usually represent the objects and entities within the system, and the verbs, which often indicate the actions or behaviors of these objects.
- This process is vital in understanding the requirements for designing systems, such as software, where accurate identification of the system components (classes, their properties, and methods) is necessary for successful implementation.
- A simple example could be a sentence like "The user logs into the website."
- User is a noun representing an object, logs into is a verb phrase representing an action, and website is another noun representing another object.
Question:
During what activity do we directly analyze the language of the problem to identify objects, their attributes, and their behaviors?
Group of answer choices
noun/verb analysis
problem description
use case diagramming
class outlining
none of these