Participant! (1 Viewer)

[Seraph]

Excuse moi

What exactly does a "participant" in a TPS do

by definition: they conduct all the infromation processes, the success or failure of the system relies on them

.... right so does this mean that they are like the TPS personel that work with to maintain and conduct recovery if the system goes down?

and how come the definition of participants differ in other topics...

 

[neuro_logik]

in summary, participants are the people who carry out the operations within the system and maintain its operation.

For example, a library. The librarian collects the data from the user such as books and personal details and then puts them on the system and updates the data.

 

[redslert]

the definition of participant does not change with the various topics in IPT, it is just that other things are included as participants as you change the type of system you are talking about

the general meaning of a 'participant' is a person who interacts with an information system. If a person uses a system they are a participant, if they add information to the system, they are a participant...if they maintain a system they are a participant...
the average joe who has never heard of the system or does not have the permission to use the system even though it will be of benefit to them is NOT a participant

 

[Blay]

participant = a person who directly interacts with the system
user = a person who indirectly interacts with the system

confusion: what about a person who is search up the library catalogue in a computer? would they still be a user? or participant?

 

[redslert]

participant = a person who directly interacts with the system
user = a person who indirectly interacts with the system

confusion: what about a person who is search up the library catalogue in a computer? would they still be a user? or participant?

i can't believe that at this stage of the game some people still have not worked out what a participant is!
this should have been sorted out ages ago in prelims

a participant can be a user, depend on the situation, if you are talking about the development of a system, then NO a user is not part of the development and therefore not a participant in the development of the system. if you are talking about the end-product of the system, then yes the participants will include the user

so if you are talking about a library system as a whole, the end-product, then yes the users are participants in the library system

a user is a participant! participant as a word on its own is just a name given to a group of people....a 'user' or client same thing, will be a sub-category of the main group known as 'participants'

participants are people who have direct contact with a system, that is, they use it touch it, can benefit from the end-product of the system or have part in putting the actual system together

an indirect person, that is, not a participant, is someone who will never use the system and will gain no direct benefit from the system
for example a supplier to the development of a system, they might have given a part required to make the system, but they have no direct contact with the system OR a system developed for the government and only used by the government, a normal citizen will not be a participant because they will never be able to use the system

participants will include people who make, design, create, maintain, use, suggestions to creation of a system

 

[Blay]

maaaad... that's cleared up a whole heap of shit thanks redslert