March 2, 2012

flip-flops are required for mod-14 counter

flip-flops are required for mod-14 counter Remember with ‘n’ no. of flip-flop you can get upto max. modulo-[2^n] counter. Therefore for modulo-14 counter 2^3 = 8 which is less than 14 and 2^4 = 16 which is greater than 14 Hence we require 4 F/F.

flip-flops are required to produce a divide-by-32 device

5 flip-flops are required to produce a divide-by-32 device There are 5 flip-flops are required to produce a divide-by-32 device. We can have the no. of required flip-flops by . For 32 we have to do 2^5.

The main difference between a gated S-R latch and an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop

The main difference between a gated S-R latch and an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop The main difference between a gated S-R latch and an edge-triggered S-R flip-flop is that in gated S-R latch the output is dependent on active-high of enable input but in edge-triggered S-R flip-flop output will be affected by appropriate inputs at S […]

February 29, 2012

Coefficient of correlation – An important point

If “r” between two variables is zero, it doesn’t mean that there is no relationship between the variables.   Justification:   Condition-1-If “r” is near +1, it represents positive correlation b/w two variables. If one will increase other will increase too and vice versa.   Condition-2-If “r” is near -1, it represents negative correlation b/w […]

January 30, 2012

Software Engineering helps in making software projects effectively and within its time-line and budgetary

Software Engineering helps in making software projects effectively and within its time-line and budgetary because it provides project life-cycle models which can be adopted according to the nature of projects. SE brings the procedures which ensure the quality and provide statistical control techniques. Planning and risk analysis phase provide an overview of budget and time […]

November 26, 2011

Open-sources vs. Custom Developed Modules

Open-sources vs. Custom Developed Modules Risk Exposure can be calculated as follows: RE = Probability of the risk x Cost Sometimes we can’t go for custom development for each module required in an application. And sometimes we can’t exactly use the open-sources. e.g. If you are going to implement a shopping cart, video portal or […]

Generic risks vs. Product specific risks

Generic risks vs. Product specific risks Mostly project managers identify the predictable risks according to their experiences. still few projects come up with new risks which are called product specific risks. Answers of the following checklist can help in identification of special characteristics of a project which may come up as a threat to a […]

The Software Equation

The Software Equation The software equation shown below is dynamic multivariable estimation model. It assumes a specific distribution of effort over the life of the software development project and is derived from productivity data collected for over 4000 projects. E = [LOC x B0.333/P]3 x (1/t4) Where: E – effort in person months or person […]