Storyboard

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Definition

Shows the screens of an interface and the links (navigation) between them.

Example: Home page links to Menu and Contact pages.

Found in: syllabus, course specifications, school notes, past SDD papers.

Where you'll use it in the test

Syllabus area: Diagrams and tools.

Question types it can appear in

Drawing: Draw a storyboard
Short answer: Define, outline or explain it and tie it to the scenario.

Where it has appeared in the paper

The Software Engineering Project (Part D). Part letters follow each paper’s own layout.

How to use it

A model sentence

General advice, built from the definition and example above

Diagram: “Shows the screens of an interface and the links (navigation) between them.” Then apply it: Home page links to Menu and Contact pages.

In a short answer, give the definition in your own words first, then tie it to the situation in the question. Do not copy the example above unless it fits the scenario.

Command words used with it

General advice

No linked question shows the command word for this term. Across the past drawing and short answer questions in this bank the words used most are: Explain, Outline, Describe, Compare, Classify, Analyse. Check the actual word in your question.

Go deeper

Flashcard: Storyboard in Diagrams and Modelling Tools (Years 11 and 12) · study that set
Memorise: Drawing rules: DFD, structure chart, storyboard, decision tree, class diagram, ERD
Notes: Interpret and apply fundamental software development steps to develop secure code,… (Secure Software Architecture (Year 12))
Notes: Modelling tools: DFD, structure charts, storyboards, flowcharts, class diagrams (The Software Engineering Project (Year 12))
Notes: Explore tools used to develop ideas and generate solutions, including brainstorming,… (The Software Engineering Project (Year 12))
Notes: Drawing rules: DFD, structure chart, storyboard, decision tree, class diagram, ERD (Pseudocode, flowcharts and diagram rules)
Full term page: every question, note and marking comment for Storyboard

Check yourself

Describe or sketch “Storyboard”: what it shows, its parts and when you would use it.

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