Operational Concept Maps (OCM) - Key Components and Benefits

An Operational Concept Map is a visual representation of a system's components and the relationships between them.

Nodes, Connections, and Labels

Nodes represent the individual components of the system, such as servers, applications, and databases.

<p>Connections represent the relationships between the nodes, such as data flow or communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Labels provide additional information about the nodes and connections, such as their function or purpose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improved understanding of the system's architecture and Identification of areas for optimization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a clear and concise visual representation of the system's components and relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By providing a clear and concise visual representation of the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gathering information about the system's components and relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accuracy and being up-to-date.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regular review and update.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Network mapping software, diagramming tools, spreadsheet, or specialized diagramming software.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reviewing documentation, conducting interviews with stakeholders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying areas for optimization and improving communication and collaboration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An OCM is a valuable tool for understanding and improving the architecture of a system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that it remains a useful tool for understanding and improving the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of how individual consumers, firms, and industries make decisions about the allocation of resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supply and demand, consumer and producer surplus, and elasticity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Microeconomics focuses on individual consumers, firms, and industries, while macroeconomics looks at the economy as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale, and the amount that consumers are willing and able to buy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To study the economy as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>International trade involves the exchange of goods and services between countries, impacting domestic and global economies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between the maximum amount a consumer is willing to pay and the actual price they pay.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between the minimum price a producer is willing to accept and the actual price they receive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of how responsive the quantity demanded or supplied is to changes in price.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The economy as a whole, including economic growth, inflation, unemployment, and international trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of the total value of goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specific time period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pattern of economic activity that includes periods of expansion and contraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The exchange of goods and services between countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that countries should produce goods and services in which they have a lower opportunity cost compared to other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As the price of a good or service increases, the quantity demanded decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers