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nicoletres
nicoletres
week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 16 2008, 6:00 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 16 2008, 6:00 AM EST
What are their differences? Which is smaller than what? Give examples. This is for week 8 :) Do you find this valuable?    
gracious21
gracious21
1. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 9:41 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 9:41 AM EST
Boundary, in its original and
strictest sense, is a visible object or mark
indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in
ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
[1913 Webster]
[From Bound a limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.]
That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a
bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a
real or imaginary limit.

[1913 Webster]the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was
beyond the bounds; "to the limit of
his ability"



From the Webster dictionary, it says that boundary is a separating line. It also stated that it is a limit but we can also say that the limit can be surpassed. On the other hand, CONSTRAINT is being compelled to perform a certain action. Based on the definition, I think constraint is non-negociable. First, a constraint restricts an action and it seems that there is no way to be free from that limitation. While boundary is something that gives you a restriction but you can still surpass that limitation.

Proof that boundary is negotiable:
In terms of territory, a country can extend its boundary by purchase of a land, gift or conquest.
"What he did was beyond bounds." (Example above)



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nicoletres
nicoletres
2. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 12:03 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 12:03 PM EST
thank you! ikaw ang unang una. hahaha Do you find this valuable?    
mitchai
mitchai
3. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 8:06 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 8:06 PM EST
boundary:something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent

constraint:1 a: the act of constraining b: the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action <the constraint and monotony of a monastic life — Matthew Arnold> c: a constraining condition, agency, or force : check <put legal constraints on the board's activities>
2 a: repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions b: a sense of being constrained
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alaineeey
alaineeey
4. RE: week 8: Boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 8:37 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 8:37 PM EST
Interrelations - have or bring into a relationship: a relationship in which one aspect depends or is affected by the other.

Interface - point of interaction: the place, situation, or way in which two things or people act together or affect each other, or the point of connection between things.

Given the definitions, it still is hard to differentiate the two terms (because of the words, affected and depends) but applying these in an example is a big help in sorting these two out.

Let's say in a Manufacturing company's Human Resource department

Interrelations may be defined in the:
a. Labor Force of the company (staff, supervisors, managers, executive committee);
b. Related Government agencies namely DENR and DOLE and;
c. Community and the area where the office is located.

Interface that the company uses is a software called Human Resource Information System where in the staff can monitor the employee's records (leaves, absences, lates, violations, etc.)

Boundary - limit: the point at which something ends or beyond which it becomes something else.

Constraints - limiting factor: something that limits freedom of action ; state of restriction: a state in which freedom of action is severely restricted

Boundary and Constraints may seem synonymous but as i have said, encorporating it in an example may help clear the ambiguity of these terms stated.

Let us take the Human Resource Department to easily connect things together and for us to understand where these are coming from.

The boundary of the HR Dep't is on
Employee Relations:
a. Manpower Planning
b. Recruitment
c. Training and Development

The HR's contraints on the other hand are:
Limited resources:
a. Manpower - their are not so many employees to monitor the company's employees
b. Budget
c. Computer System - some problems are encountered in the Computers they use.
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gorgeousnicole
gorgeousnicole
5. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 8:54 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 8:54 PM EST
INTERFACE

An interface defines the communication boundary between two entities, such as a piece of software, a hardware device, or a user. It generally refers to an abstraction that an entity provides of itself to the outside. This separates the methods of external communication from internal operation, and allows it to be internally modified without affecting the way outside entities interact with it, as well as provide multiple abstractions of itself. It may also provide a means of translation between entities which do not speak the same language, such as between a human and a computer. Because interfaces are a form of indirection, some additional overhead is incurred versus direct communication.

The interface between a human and a computer is called a user interface. Interfaces between hardware components are physical interfaces. This article deals with software interfaces which exist between separate software components and provide a programmatic mechanism by which these components can communicate.

BOUNDARY

Something that indicates a border or limit.
The border or limit so indicated.

CONSTRAINTS

# The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
# The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds: soon tired of the constraint of military life.
# One that restricts, limits, or regulates;

INTERRELATIONSHIPS

A logical or natural association between two or more things: connection, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, link, linkage, relation, relationship, tie-in. Informal hookup.
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michellejean
michellejean
6. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 8:54 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 8:54 PM EST
According to Wikipedia,

CONSTRAINTS refers to the degree of statistical dependence between or among variables while BOUNDARY (plural: boundaries) may refer to:

* A border that encloses a space or an abstract concept
* Boundary in surveying is the dividing line between parcels of land, and the subject of a 'boundary survey'
* Boundary (cricket), the border of the field in the sport of cricket
* Boundary (topology), the set of points in the closure of a subset of a topological space
* 'Boundary', an edge in the topology of manifolds, as in the case of a 'manifold with boundary'
* Boundary (thermodynamic), the edge of a thermodynamic system across which heat, mass, or work can flow
* Boundary (Sword of Truth), a fictional location in the fantasy series by Terry Goodkind
* Boundaries in landscape history, the divide between areas of differing land use
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carmitumaque
7. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 9:08 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 9:08 PM EST
Interface - a common boundary or interconnection between systems, equipment, concepts, or human beings.

Boundary - something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.

Constraints - The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds
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damiya
damiya
8. RE: week 8: Boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and interrelaions
Jan 18 2008, 9:26 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 9:26 PM EST
1.boundary - That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
2.Constraint - implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances.
i think boundary is more bigger than constraints. because when we mention about constraint, it is doing in boundary. in other word, boundary can include many constraints.
3.interfaces -a surface forming a common boundary between two things.
4.interrelations- A logical or natural association between two or more things: connection, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, link, linkage, relation, relationship, tie-in. Informal hookup. See connect.
interrelations is more bigger than interfaces. because interfaces can connect only 2parts while interrelations include more than 2parts.

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eibartolome
eibartolome
9. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 18 2008, 9:31 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2008, 9:31 PM EST
BOUNDARY
That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
http://www.dictionary.net/boundary

INTERFACE
1. [n] - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

2. [n] - the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other

3. [n] - (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
www.webdictionary.co.uk/

INTERRELATION
[n] - mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
www.webdictionary.co.uk/

CONSTRAINT
The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds
www.answers.com
he state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action
www.merriam-webster.com
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damiya
damiya
10. RE: week 8: Boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and interrelaions
Jan 20 2008, 10:58 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 20 2008, 10:58 AM EST
example ] boundary is country which indicates area that people move. constraints is law which restrict people's activity and life.
interface is two departments which have different task, but same goal.
interrelations can be company which involves all department.
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damiya
damiya
11. RE: week 8: Boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and interrelaions
Jan 20 2008, 11:03 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 20 2008, 11:03 AM EST
"1.boundary - That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
2.Constraint - implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances.
i think boundary is more bigger than constraints. because when we mention about constraint, it is doing in boundary. in other word, boundary can include many constraints.
3.interfaces -a surface forming a common boundary between two things.
4.interrelations- A logical or natural association between two or more things: connection, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, link, linkage, relation, relationship, tie-in. Informal hookup. See connect.
interrelations is more bigger than interfaces. because interfaces can connect only 2parts while interrelations include more than 2parts.

example) boundary can be one country which allows people to move. constraints are law and promises which restrcits people's activites.
interface can be 2departments which have different task but same goal. that's why they are related closely. but interrelation is company which include all departments.
"
these are my answers.
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marlsimps
marlsimps
12. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Jan 27 2008, 1:07 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 27 2008, 1:07 AM EST
Boundary : it is something that indicates a border or a limit.

Constraint:
1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds: soon tired of the constraint of military life.
3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check: ignored all moral constraints in his pursuit of success.
4. Embarrassed reserve or reticence; awkwardness: “All constraint had vanished between the two, and they began to talk” (Edith Wharton).

Interface:
1. A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions, bodies, substances, or phases.
2. A point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact: “the interface between crime and politics where much of our reality is to be found” (Jack Kroll).
3. Computer Science.
1. The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a printer or human operator.
2. The layout of an application's graphic or textual controls in conjunction with the way the application responds to user activity: an interface whose icons were hard to remember.

Interrelations:
Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.

EXAMPLE:
In the Spa business.

Boundary:
1. People who want to take out their stress
2. Body Treatments (aroma Therapy and Beauty Enhancement)

Constraints:
1. Privacy of the customers
2. What the customer wants, he gets, but restricted from sexual harassment
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anagraciella
anagraciella
13. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 1 2008, 11:45 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 11:45 AM EST
Boundary- the official line that divides one area of land from another

Constraints- something that limits the freedom to act spontaneously

Interrelation- to have a relationship in which each person or thing depends on or is affected by the others, or to cause persons or things to have such a relationship

Interface- a common boundary: the surface, place, or point where two things touch each other or meet
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nicoletres
nicoletres
14. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 1 2008, 1:09 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 1:09 PM EST
BOUNDARY:
from the American Heritage Dictionary:
1. Something that indicates a border or limit.
2. The border or limit so indicated.

and from dictionary.com,
3. boundary, border, frontier share the sense of that which divides one entity or political unit from another.

CONSTRAINT:
From the merriam-webster dictionary,
1 a: a constraint is a restriction on the degree of freedom

and from dictionary.com,
1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds
3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

* I think a boundary is bigger than a constraint. A boundary is something stated. An invisible line which you can not cross, a line that is given/said. this is like a point where once crossed, it changes and becomes something else. A constraint on the other hand is a state of being restricted. I guess a constraint would something we set by ourselves, our feeling of restriction. the limits we set on our own, for ourselves. A constraint is within boundaries.Constraints exist because there are boundaries.*

INTERFACES:
1. A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions, bodies, substances,or phases.
2. A point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact: .
3. Computer Science
1. The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a printer or human operator
2. The layout of an application's graphic or textual controls in conjunction with the way the application responds to user activity

INTERRELATIONS
1. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

*Interfaces is the point in which two things become as one. Puts common things together. Interrelations on the other hand are things that are related, a point where the relatedness of two things are proven.*
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vernaflorece
vernaflorece
15. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 1 2008, 9:30 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 9:30 PM EST
Since we had the activity of finding the 9 concepts of MIS, a lot of us got confused of what is really the difference of interface from interrelations and boundary from constraints.
I provided below some meanings to differentiate them from each other.

Boundary - something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.

Constraints - The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds

Interface - a common boundary or interconnection between systems, equipment, concepts, or human beings.

Interrelation - mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
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emmojica
emmojica
16. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 1 2008, 9:48 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 9:48 PM EST
(wikipedia.com)
1. Constraints are limits to the range of planned responses. It can be bound by the laws of nature. It can enforced by outside agents or can be assumed to be undesirable, prhibited or impossible.
The main purpose of a constraint is to alter the default behaviour of a data type and to clearly set the accepted limits. The meta-data that's provided through constraints can be used elsewhere to gather more information about how to correctly integrate the indicated data limits.

( Webopedia.com)
2. Interface- (n.) A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other. In computer technology, there are several types of interfaces.
user interface - the keyboard, mouse, menus of a computer system. The user interface allows the user to communicate with the operating system. Also see GUI.
software interface - the languages and codes that the applications use to communicate with each other and with the hardware.
hardware interface - the wires, plugs and sockets that hardware devices use to communicate with each other.
(v.) To connect with or interact with by means of an interface

(Free online dictionary)
3. Boundary- Something that indicates a border or limit.
-The border or limit so indicated.

4. Interrelation- I think that interrelation means connecting or relating two things.

*Based on the definitions, for me, it was difficult to differentiate constraints and boundaries. But I think that CONSTRAINTS are highly restricted than BOUNDARIES. Boundaries can be negotiable but again, there is always a given limit.
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micahcorpuz
micahcorpuz
17. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 1 2008, 9:51 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 9:51 PM EST
BOUNDARY
- The LIMIT of one's ability
- The extent of something
- Like territories
- An imaginary limit
(cited from http://www.thefreedictionary.com, http://www.brainyquote.com, http://www.m-w.com)

CONSTRAINT
- To restrict something
- The state of being confined within prescribed bounds
(cited from http://www.thefreedictionary.com)

::: for me, i think boundary has a broader control in terms of giving limits, where as for constraints only limit something within an organization, unlike boundary that gives limits to different organizations.

INTERFACES
- When two or more independent systems meet and act or communicate with each other.
- Something that interacts or connect with.
(cited from http://www.webopedia.com)

INTERRELATION
- The relation of something to another.
(cited from http://www.wordwebonline.com, )

:::i think interfaces are combination of things that works as a whole or it connects with each other to function as one. while interrelation is just the relationship of something to another but gives different functions.
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crespo12
crespo12
18. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 10 2008, 4:29 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 10 2008, 4:29 AM EST
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? REALLY?

BOUNDARY
*something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent
*Something that indicates a border or limit
*a line determining the limits of an area

CONSTRAINTS
*is a restriction on the degree of freedom you have in providing a solution
*The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
*The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds
*One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check.
*Embarrassed reserve or reticence; awkwardness

INTERFACES
*A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions, bodies, substances, or phases.
*A point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact
*The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a printer or human operator.
* The layout of an application's graphic or textual controls in conjunction with the way the application responds to user activity: an interface whose icons were hard to remember.
*the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other

INTERRALATION
*mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

SOURCES:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.agilemodeling.com/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://www.britannica.com/
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mhela_loteyro
mhela_loteyro
19. RE: week 8: boundary, Constraints, Interfaces and Interrelations
Feb 11 2008, 10:38 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 11 2008, 10:38 AM EST
I think that my definition is a bit different compared to everybody else.

I think boundaries are limitations that are given to us naturally. Naturally meaning that it is out of our control. Factors that are set upon us beyond our existence and we follow these so called boundaries unconsciously. Whereas with constraints , these are things that the society has provided for us to follow. To do and what not to do . These are the things that we follow because we "ought to" and "because we have to".
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