Practical Guide of Programmer Control System

Question: Discuss about the Practical Guide of Programmer Control System. Answer: Introduction The goals and objectives of a business can only be achieved by putting proper focus on the implementation of a strategy in order to attain competitive advantage over other businesses. Nowadays, customers access the services provided by businesses anytime, anywhere with the help of internet enabled activities. The increased number of users accessing the same service subsequently results in the slowing down of the servers and data centers because high-end computers cannot always accommodate such increased number of users (Thampi, et. al., 2012). After a point, peak overload is reached which need to be handled significantly. In order to handle the issue, the upgradation of computers is required continuously such that the users and system are not disrupted by the upgrade. Autonomous hardware systems are made through the use of architecture for working as a single unit for upgradation of systems. This architecture is often termed as distributed system (Electrical Technology, 2017). It is a system with the help of which single function is performed by multiple computers. In this architecture, different machines handle a single program which is further subdivided into different parts. The problems are solved by the way of establishing communication between the machines and therefore networking is the key to this architecture. The way in which services are distributed from a central source is known as client-server architecture and can also be regarded as the basis of distributed computer systems. The service is provided by a single server and communication is established with the server by multiple clients for consuming its products. Different jobs are allocated to clients and servers in this architecture. The service requests from clients are responded by the server as a part of its job while the data provided in response is utilized for performing the tasks as a part of clients job. This assignment focuses on the implementation of client server application in java language for an electronics company. Administrator and employees will be the users of this system. Problem The problem comprises of the requirement to develop an application in which the server receives the request of the clients and accomplish them on clients behalf. On the other hand, the client performs the tasks of handling customer queries, logging customers, viewing gadget related information along with making required changes in gadget- price entities and calculating costs (Duke Computer Science, 2017). An additional function related to the change and update of customer details will be added for allowing the users to change their login details. Therefore, a solution is created in the form of execution of client/server application. Suggested Solution The solution will comprise of the implementation of client/server application which will perform the programs functions but will be managed by separate parts: The Client- Menu system will be displayed by this part that represents the functions that the system executes. The function will be selected by the user on the basis of menu and the same will be forwarded to the system (Career Bless, 2017). The Server- The client requests are received by this part of application along with the messages of clients for determining the selected function. After this, execution of the function takes place along with communication of its status to the client (Calvert Donahoo, 2011). The application will be developed with the help of Java programming language using Netbeans 7.4 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tool. Socket connected communication will be implemented by this program (Live Code, 2017).The architecture used to organize the system is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Architecture of Distributed Computer System Design Flowchart of system A flowchart represents the flow of various situations and decisions in a system with the help of shapes and symbols (Alison, 2017). The main processes of the flowchart are server and client. The processing of requests is shown to be a part of server while the client allows user to choose a number shown by the menu system for providing additional inputs to be processed by server. Figure 2 Flowchart of Gadgets Service Engine application Sequence Diagram Sequence diagrams are helpful for representing the changing aspects of object- oriented designs and denote the manner in which objects interaction take place in a system with the help of time sequence ranging from top to bottom. Such diagrams are helpful for representing the dynamics (Smart Draw, 2017). Activity Diagram Activity diagrams are helpful in the creation of models of processes which represent the working of things in a business environment. It performs the function of assisting the workflow in a less intellectual mode (Source Making, 2017). Input and Output Design of GSE The programs design is centered on two main processes that are performed at the same time. The sequence of passing messages comprises the operations which are utilized as inputs and outputs. Socket is utilized by both the processes using same number (Saternos, 2014). The main interacting processes are following: Server- This process includes processing of request from the client in message form. The message comprise of a string which includes the following: Menu Number - from 1 to 7 based on the selection. Data- the data comprises either of the string or a sequence of strings joined by hyphen (-). Data forwarded by server and client will then analyze the individual array elements when it faces an encounter with hyphen. Client- The display of the menu system along with the options numbered from 1 to 7 marks the start of the process (Proctor, 2017). The requirements of the problem statement are the basis of these options. The details of the process are as follows: Selection of the number from 1 to 7 is made by the user from the menu displayed. The sequence of additional data along with the number is forwarded to the server in the form of string message as follows: "1-"+GSECustID+"-"+GSECustPassword "2-" "3-"+strGadgetCode+"-"+strGadgetName+"-"+strGadgetPrice "4-"+strDelGadgetCode "5-"+strUpdateGadgetCode+"-"+GadgetCode+"-"+GadgetName+"-"+GadgetPrice "6-"+updGSECustID+"-"+newGSECustID+"-"+newGSECustPassword+"-"+newGSECustName "7-"+strBuyGadgetCode+"-"+GadgetQuantity Server sends a message with one of the following reply: Error message Results of the process After the proper execution of the options process and the display of the message on the clients end, the user is given an option to continue or exit. Program Testing This part represents the screenshots taken from programs execution. The requirements of the problem statement are tested for compliance with the help of menu options and execution of the program (School of Informatics. 2017). References Alison. 2017. What is a System Flowchart?, [Online]. 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