4.2 System components

Figure 1: Showing how the different entities in the system relate to one another

Data dictionary

• Museum = the institution which holds the computer system
• Computer system = the hardware, software and files required to run the VRML Tomb Package
• Input = the instructions the user gives via the mouse
• User = a museum visitor
• View of model = the current view of the model presented by the system

Assumptions

1. The museum holds the computer system but does not have to activate it
2. Only one system is in place to generate the tomb model
3. Many users can view the model
4. Only one user at a time can provide user input
5. The user input is the trigger that generates different views of the model
6. The system can generate many views of the model

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