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Scenario:
The airline is going to start its operation within next 2 to 3 months, so initially the ticket reservation module and passenger-interface module (the interface which passengers will use on passenger terminals to search and select flights, see fare details, announcements etc.) need to be delivered at the start of airline operations.
Question#1 [Marks: 10+5]:
a) In context of the above scenario, select the appropriate software development process model for this situation; also provide justification for your answer.
b) What might be the implications if this application is assigned to an organization at CMM level-1 (Ad-hoc Level)?
Solution:
RAD & waterfall model:
Rapid Application development (RAD) is an incremental software development process model that emphasizes an extremely short development cycle (anywhere from 60-90 days). The RAD model is a high-speed adaptation of the linear sequential model / Waterfall model. It is usually used for information system
Waterfall Model:

It suggests a systematic, sequential approach to software development that begins at the system level and progresses through the analysis, design, coding, testing, and maintenance.

b) What might be the implications if this application is assigned to an organization at CMM level-1 (Ad-hoc Level)?

Ans:

1. Level 1 – Initial: The software process is characterized as ad hoc and occasionally even chaotic. Few processes are defined, and success depends upon individual effort. By default every organization would be at level 1.

This is a tricky and sensitive application and must be handled carefully and need experience to handle it. So it not suitable to give this application to an organization at CMM-1 level.
Question#2 [Marks 5]:
Consider the following two system constraints:
1. Performance
2. Usability (user friendly interface)
Normally we have a trade-off between these two constraints. In context of the given
Solution:
Performance
I prefer performance because it’s a tricky project and need to be handling carefully as it deals with flight scheduling and weather forecasting. And maintainace is important in this application.
Usability is also important on the customer side because user friendly interface make the use of this application easy for users.

Read the given paragraph carefully and keeping in mind the qualities of Journalistic Writing, answer the questions given at the end of the paragraph.
The misery of superstorm Sandy’s devastation grew as millions along the US East Coast faced life without power or mass transit for days, and huge swaths of New York City remained eerily quiet. The US death toll climbed to at least 48, many of the victims killed by falling trees, and rescue work continued. The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with hurricane force cut power to more than 8.2 million across the East and put the presidential campaign on hold just one week before Election Day. New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart closed for a second day. The storm caused the worst damage in the 108-year history of the city’s subway system
“This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst that we have ever experienced,” Bloomberg- City Mayor, New York said. But the full extent of the damage in New Jersey was being revealed as morning arrived. Emergency crews fanned out to rescue hundreds.
The death toll from Sandy in the US included several killed by falling trees. Airlines canceled more than 15,000 flights. New York City’s three major airports remained closed. Some bridges into the city reopened at midday, but most major tunnels and bridges remained closed, as were schools and Broadway theaters. The storm sent a nearly 14-foot surge of seawater, a record, coursing over Lower Manhattan’s seawalls and highways and into low-lying streets. The water inundated tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street and sent hospital patients and tourists scrambling for safety. Skyscrapers swayed and creaked in winds that partially toppled a crane 74 stories above Midtown.

Q1- The basic questions that journalists strive to answer when chasing a news story are “who,” “what,” “where,” when,” “why” and “how.” In the light of this statement, select at least three sentences from the given paragraph that come under any three of these question categories (who, what, where etc.)
Note: Only one sentence for one category. (3 Marks)

Q2- Suggest a headline for this story? (2 Marks)

Q3- Read the above paragraph and outline only TWO striking differences that you find between journalistic writing and creative writing. (2 marks)

Q4- What are the unanswered questions or holes in this news story for an interested reader that need follow-up stories on the same issue? Give only three points. (3 marks)

Q5- How would you tell this news story to a friend? Rephrase it in your own words in not more than FIVE lines in a paragraph. (5 Marks)
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Assignment
Consider you want to visit a housing scheme in Lahore for investigation of a robbery case. This housing scheme is developed in a tree like structure and the entire houses are built and connected through the path from Aamir’s house. Only Aamir’s house is connected to the outside road. This housing scheme has paths like a tree edges and houses are arranged in tree like structure. All the houses are built in alphabetical order starting from house owner name as Aamir (as root node). Each house has two successors’ houses means Aamir house is connected to two more houses. These two houses also connected to next houses.The list of the owners of the houses is given as below: Anas, Hassan, Aamir, Usman, Abuzar, Nasir, Saad, Salman, Talha, Ahmad, Ali, Amin, Waqas, Zaid, and Umar. 1. Draw the map of the housing scheme for all the house owners using their names in alphabetical order. The house owner’s names are given in the above list. [Hint] For example, Representation of Ahmad, Anas and Hassan houses. 2. One of the house owners is Mr. Talha faces a problem of robbery. Now you are acting as S.H.O of nearest Police Station and want to go Mr. Talha’s house for investigation. List the order in which houses (nodes) will be visited for using iterative deepening search, depth-limited search with limit 3 and breadth-first search to find Mr. Talha’s House.
Solution: