Requirements/specifications clarify

• what inputs are given
• what outputs are desired

Design asks "how"

• What algorithms might help transform input data to outputs
• What data structures will be used
• Etc.

Summary of Design Goals: Find an efficient algorithm to solve the given problem

Note two parts:

• Find a solution
• Be sure it is efficient

Are these two parts reasonable?

created 3 January 2006 last revised 7 January 2006

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