LBSC 708L Final Exam                           			 Spring 2000

This exam is worth a total of 30 points.  You have 2 hours to complete
this exam from the time that your FTP download completes, plus an
additional 10 minutes to read over the exam.  You may use any
resources at all (books, Internet, existing code, etc.) except for
another person or anything produced by another person after the start
of this exam.  When you finish the exam, email it to
oard@glue.umd.edu.

1) [20 points] Make a Java application which creates a graphical user
interface with at least the following functions:

a) A pull down menu with which the user can select their astrological
sign.  This area should be labeled "What's your sign?".  There are 12
astronomical signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,
Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.  You can limit your
program to the first three if you like.

b) A text area in which your horoscope will be displayed.  It should
not be possible for the user to type in this area.  This area should
be labeled "Your horoscope".  When a menu selection is made by the
user, the present contents of the horoscope text area should be
removed and replaced with a horoscope for that sign.

Partial credit will be awarded if appropriate.  For example, you could
get partial credit by giving everyone the same horoscope but producing
a pull-down menu with the right labels.  Attach all of your files
(.java and .class) to your email.  You can develop your application in
any development environment that you like (Java 2 SDK, Visual Cafe,
etc.).

2) [10 points] You have been selected to lead project to build a new
integrated library system.  Your team will start with a small group of
10 people that will focus on establishing the requirements, expand to
100 people during the coding phase, and then contract to 40 people
during the testing phase.  You have 3 years to complete the project.
Explain how you will organize the project members into teams during
each phase of the project, and briefly describe the key processes that
the teams will engage in (for example, you might have a design team
use a rapid prototyping process).  You may submit the answer to this
question as a Microsoft Word or ASCII text file.

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