Practice Top-down Design (3.3.1) - Hardware System Architecture and Modeling
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Top-Down Design

Practice - Top-Down Design

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Question 1 Easy

Define Top-Down Design.

💡 Hint: Focus on how it organizes complex systems.

Question 2 Easy

What is a subsystem?

💡 Hint: Think about parts of a larger machine.

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Question 1

What is Top-Down Design?

A methodology starting from components
A design approach beginning with system goals
An approach to software only

💡 Hint: Think of the first step in planning a project.

Question 2

True or False: Top-Down Design only applies to software systems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall examples we discussed that include hardware.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Devise a top-down plan for designing an electric car. Outline the main goals and subsystems involved.

💡 Hint: Consider how these goals integrate with each subsystem.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how a change in the environmental regulations could affect your top-down design of a new industrial machine.

💡 Hint: Think about what would need to be adjusted first.

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