5. Consider the Amazon.com website. The management of the company decided to extend itsWeb-based system to include products other than books (e.g., wine, specialty gifts). How “risky” would you have considered the project that implemented this idea?  and Why?

What do you think are the sources of the information Jim and his team collected? How do you think they collected all of that information? Examine list of alternatives above. Are there any requirements or constraints that you can think of that were overlooked? List them. If you were looking for alternative approaches for Petrie’s customer loyalty program, where would you look for information? Where would you start? How would you know when you were done? Using the web, find three customizable customer loyalty program systems being sold by vendors. Create a table that compares them. Why shouldn’t Petrie’s staff build their own unique system in-house?

How does society use architecture? Plan a project with and without architecture. How will it impact the product?

How do you feel about email and its potential applications? For an email to be delivered from point A to point B, what steps must first be taken? Take mental note of where your understanding is right now. What does it mean to make distinctions, and why is it so important to do so? Think about the level of precision that has gone into each model.