Home Maintenance
Home Maintenance
Team C
PRG/211
March 18, 2011
Home Maintenance
Living in the bay area makes your home one of, if not the most, expensive investment you will ever make. With housing prices sky-rotting above half a million, it behooves you to maintain your house. When you maintain it on a regular basis, you avoid the much larger expenses of structural issues that come from putting things off. For example, a crack in the shower or bath tub in the second floor of your two story home will lead to water running on the floor and damaging the bathroom tiles. A smoke detector without working batteries will not detect smoke or a fire and your house could burn down. According to "National Center For Healthy Housing" (n.d.), “To maintain a healthy home, occupants should keep it dry, clean, well-ventilated, free from contaminants, pest-free, safe and well-maintained” (Healthy Homes Maintenance Checklist). Maintaining your home can save you money and reduce injury from accidents.
Input, Process, Output
Input Variable | Process | Output | Response1 | start the program? | yes | Item_number | how many items the user wants to check not exceeding 20 | 15 | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | fusebox | Response2 | count number 1. Does fusebox work properly? | Yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | washer and dryer | Response2 | count number 2. Does Washer and Dryer work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | water heater | Response2 | count number 3. Does Water heater work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | garage door opener | Response2 | count number 4. Does the Garage Door Remote work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | outlets | Response2 | count number 5. Do the outlets work properly? | Yes | item_name | what item does the user want to check? | light switches | Response2 | count number 6. Do
Team C
PRG/211
March 18, 2011
Home Maintenance
Living in the bay area makes your home one of, if not the most, expensive investment you will ever make. With housing prices sky-rotting above half a million, it behooves you to maintain your house. When you maintain it on a regular basis, you avoid the much larger expenses of structural issues that come from putting things off. For example, a crack in the shower or bath tub in the second floor of your two story home will lead to water running on the floor and damaging the bathroom tiles. A smoke detector without working batteries will not detect smoke or a fire and your house could burn down. According to "National Center For Healthy Housing" (n.d.), “To maintain a healthy home, occupants should keep it dry, clean, well-ventilated, free from contaminants, pest-free, safe and well-maintained” (Healthy Homes Maintenance Checklist). Maintaining your home can save you money and reduce injury from accidents.
Input, Process, Output
Input Variable | Process | Output | Response1 | start the program? | yes | Item_number | how many items the user wants to check not exceeding 20 | 15 | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | fusebox | Response2 | count number 1. Does fusebox work properly? | Yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | washer and dryer | Response2 | count number 2. Does Washer and Dryer work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | water heater | Response2 | count number 3. Does Water heater work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | garage door opener | Response2 | count number 4. Does the Garage Door Remote work properly? | yes | Item_name | what item does the user want to check? | outlets | Response2 | count number 5. Do the outlets work properly? | Yes | item_name | what item does the user want to check? | light switches | Response2 | count number 6. Do
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