FSD Audit Checklist

Checklist for Work Product Audit of Functional Specification Document:
1.    Does the customer approve the System Study Document?
2.    Does the FSD follow Quality Management System template?
3.    Are the requirements specified in the FSD consistent with the system study document and / or the contract for the project?
4.    Does FSD contain details about the existing system and the scope of the proposed system?
5.    Are the features of proposed software were listed out in the FSD?
6.    Are all the functional requirements were listed in the document?
7.    Does FSD addresses non-technical requirements?
8.    Does the FSD address interface and other implied requirements?
9.    Does the FSD identify all other interfaces like Hardware, Software, communication and user with which the software is expected to interface with?
10.    Are Sub requirements for product components identified?
11.    Does the product component sub requirement satisfy the parent requirements in terms of functionality?
12.    Have alternate requirements been identified, in cases where betterment on cost, reduction in risks and functionality could be achieved?
13.    Have risks, if any, related to requirements implementation, been identified for documentation in the project risk plan?
14.    Does the document addresses the assumptions, constraints made during FSD preparation?
15.    Are the reports and screen formats given in FSD?
16.    Is all the list of inputs and outputs were listed out in FSD?
17.    Does FSD contain the inter-relationship among the modules identified?
18.    Are the requirements specified in the FSD, verifiable?
19.    Are the performance requirements of the software addressed in the FSD?
20.    Are the reliability requirements of the software addressed in FSD?
21.    Are the safety requirements of the software addressed in the FSD?
22.    Are the security requirements of the software addressed in the FSD?

Top 10 unknown Google tricks

Below is a list of top ten Google tricks many users don't know about.

1. Definitions - Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want the definition for. For example, typing: define bravura would display the definition of that word.

2. Local search - Visit Google Local enter the area you want to search and the keyword of the place you want to find. For example, typing: restaurant at the above link would display local restaurants.

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Google is testing a new search interface

Google is testing a new search interface, the new look is not visible to everyone, but only for some users. The new look is with a new Google logo, colorful buttons and a permanently featured sidebar, something similar to Bing. The sidebar allows to narrow down the search to News, Blogs, Images, Video, Maps etc.

If you want to try the new search look for yourself try this java script trick

javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com");

Go to Google.com and then paste the javascript code in the address bar of the browser and hit enter. Now reload the page you will see the new Google.com look with colored buttons. If it doesn’t work you may need to logout of Google and try again.

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 - Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 is an ideal, production-quality server for consolidating multiple workloads onto a physical server, allowing organizations to make more efficient use of their hardware resources. Built upon Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition and bolstered with new functionality, Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 enables IT organizations to enhance their administrative productivity and rapidly deploy new servers to address changing business needs through automated deployment and configuration of connected virtual machines that are easily administered with standard server management tools. Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 now provides improved performance for non-Windows guest operating systems by leveraging hardware-assisted virtualization, high availability for both planned and unplanned downtime, and improved support for backup and disaster recovery. Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 is an extensively tested and well supported virtualization solution that is supported both by the broader ISV community and by Microsoft in conjunction with its server operating systems and applications.

Because it is part of the Microsoft Windows Server System, Virtual Server 2005 R2 is designed to integrate seamlessly with your other server infrastructure investments.

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Google will no longer support Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6‏

Good News for Designers: As of March 1, 2010, Google will no longer support Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser

Inside the Excruciatingly Slow Death of Internet Explorer 6

It's the bane of Web designers everywhere, and it makes most modern Websites look broken and horrible. So why are 20% of web surfers still using it?
Today was supposed to be a great day for the Web. As of March 1, 2010, Google will no longer support Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser-a decade-old dinosaur engineered to navigate the Web as it existed in the year 2000. Why would this be cause for celebration? Because IE6 is barely capable of navigating the modern Web and a total nightmare to build sites, services and applications for.
But ten years after its release, it's still being used

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