Suggested Operations Importance Analysis

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(for Exercise 2, Chapter 2)

This analysis shows one operation to be more "important" than others.  It also suggests a grouping of operations (ranking 7 and 8) that might form the basis of a tutorial for users of this program.

Operation Name

Importance to Job Performance

Importance to Software Efficiency

Frequency of Performance

Totals

Create new file

1

2

3

6

Open File

1

2

3

6

Save File

1

2

3

6

Update record

2

2

2

 6

Import data from a spreadsheet

3

3

3

9

Add new record

2

2

2

 6

Find existing record

3

2

2

 7

Scroll through records

3

2

3

8

Exit update

1

2

3

6

Change record

2

2

2

 6

Print all records

2

2

2

 6

Print individual record

2

2

3

7

Delete record

2

2

2

 6

Sort records

2

3

2

 7

Pack records

1

3

2

 6

List records

2

2

2

 6

Analyze records

3

2

1

 6

Set up custom search macros

1

3

1

 5

Customize StampView screen

1

3

1

 5

Exit StampView

1

2

3

6

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