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Topic
Requirements Engineering
Question
What is the difference between defining the system boundary and defining the context boundary?
Answer
The system boundary separates what you build from its environment; the context boundary separates the relevant environment from the irrelevant rest of the world.
* Two nested boundaries — the system boundary divides the system from its context; the context boundary divides the relevant context from the irrelevant environment. *
- System Boundary: Determines which aspects pertain to the system to be developed and which belong in the system context
- Context Boundary: Determines which aspects pertain to the system context and which are part of the irrelevant environment
Example: For an e-commerce website:
- Inside system boundary: Shopping cart, checkout, product catalog
- In system context: Payment gateway, shipping provider, customer
- Irrelevant environment: Competitor websites, unrelated government regulations
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