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Use case diagram

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Use case diagram

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- [Instructor] Use case diagrams are a precursor to use case specifications that capture the overall functionality of a system at a very high level using notations for actors, use cases, and relationships among them. They are often used as a summary of all use cases in a system, showing which use cases have been identified and documented elsewhere in the detailed use case specifications. There are four elements in a use case diagram. Use cases, the system for which the use cases have been identified, the actors, and associations among all these elements. Let us first take the use case element. The notation for a use case is a bubble with a use case title. A use case title is a combination of a verb and a noun that captures what the user wants to do with the system. A use case may have associations with other actors, as well as use cases. Let us take the example of a university for which I want to build an event…

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