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SDL Diagram Software for Linux

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Want to create an SDL diagram in Linux system? Check out a smooth running application - Edraw Max Linux version to draw a professional-looking SDL diagram handily. Specification and Description Language (Abbreviated as SDL) is a modeling language which allows for showing real-time detailed systems.  SDL diagram  illustrates the process of specification and description language modeling. It could be widely used in systems of automotive, aviation, communication, medical, and telecommunication fields. Brief Introduction - Linux SDL Diagram Software Edraw Linux SDL diagram software enables you to get started quickly with exquisite  SDL icons  and several  SDL diagram templates . It is well worth trying with a versatile and professional toolkit such as pre-made shapes and blocks for users to drag-and-drop to create a professional SDL diagram. System Requirements Compatible with the most popular Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mint, Knoppix,

When to Use a Spider Chart

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The spider chart is used to compare two or more items under various functions of typical metrics. Check this page to better understand the proper occasion of using a spider chart. A Brief Introduction of the Spider Chart The spider chart, also called radar chart, web chart, polar chart, and star plots, is named by its special appearance. It is a chart that uses a two-dimensional graph to display multi-dimensional data structure. However, it has an extreme limit which more than 2 but no more than 6 items can be judged, otherwise, you cannot see the data clearly. Thus, we should explore when the proper occasions of using this chart are.  Generally, the metrics are features or factors to be compared. They are quite disparate from each other. Often the scores assigned to each metric are relatively scaled – for instance, from 0 to 100 where higher scores indicate better performance under the metrics. When to Use a Spider Chart? Occasion 1 - Several items should be compared with mo

U.S. History Mind Map: a Visual Guide to American History

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Mind Mapping  is a great visual solution to memorize hallmark events especially long history of a country. It helps you memorize when studying history. Today, taking the U.S. as an example, I will show you a visual guide to American history which is the U.S. history mind map. Overview of the U.S. History Mind Map The U.S. history mind map is divided into 6 periods, starting from 12,000 BC with North American Indian cultures flourishing to the millennium with the final end of cold war. It contains basic stages of pre-colonial, colonial America, a new nation, civil war, progressive era, World Wars, and the cold war. The U.S. History Stage 1 – Pre-colonial The pre-colonial period is before the year 1600. At that time, North American Indian cultures flourished which indicates the local American must be North American Indian. In around 1000, with the exploration of the American continent, more Europeans entered this land for a living. More and more European countries came to thi

How to Use Mind Maps for Better Presentations

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Mind mapping is widely used in business speeches as a slideshow tool. Edraw MindMaster brings you 3 tips to use mind maps for better presentations. Making a presentation is always required in business and education fields and becomes a trend for formal speeches. Most people use PowerPoint slides when making a presentation. While recently more and more people follow the tendency of using Prezi for slides sharing with animated freestyle moving. For a presentation green hand, you may have puzzles in how to choose a suitable presentation tool. So today we would like to introduce you our dual-in-one presentation mind map slideshow software – Edraw MindMaster to help you design a mind map for your presentation. Why choose Mind Maps for Presentations? You may recall common memories of attending a presentation - you were an audience to receive information from a presentation, for most time you had no patience on a tedious speech and such long paragraphs in the screen. In such case,

Top 6 Practical Mind Map Uses in Business Field

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Mind mapping is widely used in the business field with the feature of information visualization. Here presents most popular business uses of the mind map. Mind mapping is an effective brainstorming tool for information visualization and collection. Providing a rapid idea gathering method, mind map performs well in creative association and convergence, problem-solving, analyzing, and conference management etc. Now we would like to share with you top 6 practical business uses of mind maps. For Project Management A project manager's job involves planning and organizing time and resources, tracking workflows, coordinating task groups, and monitoring the whole process. At the same time, they need to find balanced solutions to solve complicated problems. Mind maps are always popular for project managers to visualize project priorities, task breakdowns, dependencies, resources, durations, and lead times, etc., and this information can be translated to a Gantt chart, so you have t

How to Choose the Right Chart - A Complete Chart Comparison

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There are various types of charts to use. However, it's not that easy for people to choose the right one that suits them most. This page shows a comparison of different charts and how to choose the right chart for your data. As you know, there are many types of charts to be used in data visualization. But most people could not determine which to be chosen rapidly as they are confused in distinguishing different charts and using the proper chart to display a mass of data fast. Thus, we present you the method of differentiating various types of charts and choosing from the right chart quickly. 5 Main Usages for Distinction of Chart Types In order to distinguish the chart types and choose the best chart, you can match each type by their relative usages. Below are 5 main usages of chart types for distinction. Presenting Distribution.  Distribution charts lay out how items are distributed to different parts. The best chart to use for this type of data are line charts, histog

Value Stream Map Software for Mac, Windows and Linux

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Edraw value stream map software  is the easiest and most powerful map maker available. It is a cross-platform program which works on Mac, Windows, and Linux . Just get a quick start by opening a pre-made template, and Edraw will do the rest for you. FREE EDITABLE DIAGRAM SHAPES Hundreds of free editable diagram shapes make you instantly productive. Simply drag the shapes that suit your diagram bests and edit them to meet your demands. There is nothing to worry that you can not find the shapes you want in the built-in libraries since you can free design the shapes you want with embedded drawing tools. REAL-TIME SEAMLESS COLLABORATION Edraw value stream map provides personal cloud and team cloud for users to save their diagrams more conveniently. Once you save your diagrams in team cloud, any changes you make to the diagrams can be seen by members of the team which enables you to collaborate with them in real-time. QUICK-START TEMPLATES Abundant exquisitely designed temp

How to Use Mind Maps for Better Meeting Management

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An effective meeting needs an organized management plan. By the most productive tool, meeting organizers will use mind maps for better meeting management so as to keep the meeting smoothly. When it comes to a meeting, most office staffs resonate that they dislike their daily tedious meetings in the workplace. Meetings are regarded as a waste of time for most employees. So for a meeting organizer, they always have puzzles on why meetings are always criticized and how to manage an effective meeting without dissatisfactory.  It is certain that seeking a useful tool to manage a high efficient meeting is an urgent mission. At this time, mind maps, as productivity tools, appears to be a great idea for information illustration of meeting management. Now we will discuss how to use mind maps for better meeting management with a free mind mapping tool – Edraw MindMaster. What is an Effective Meeting? In a meeting you may find an interesting scenario that some attendees sat for dozing of

Event Tree Analysis - The Risk Assessment Application Tool

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Event tree analysis is applicable to risk assessment and safety system engineering. It is used to determining the success paths and providing solutions to avoid dangers and accidents. What is Event Tree Analysis? Originating from decision tree analysis, event tree analysis becomes an accident-cognition method of deducing possibilities and outcomes in a chronological order. This approach uses a tree diagram called "event tree" to describe the logical relationship between probable accidents and potential reasons. Through the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the event tree, users can find the main reasons of accidents and provide reliable solutions so as to reach the purpose of speculating and preventing accidents. Qualitative Analysis of Event Tree Qualitative analysis process occurs along with designing process. For this reason, before drawing the event tree, you should analyze the possibility of each process and probable status of each path in accordance wi

How to Draw an Azure Diagram

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The Azure diagram can be created by dragging and dropping pre-made Azure icons. The following steps will show you how to create a professional Azure diagram of your requirement. Start a Blank Azure Drawing Page Start Edraw  Azure software . On the  File  menu, point to  New .-> Click  Network Diagram , and then double-click the icon of  Azure . You will see a blank drawing page, together with some opened Azure symbol libraries on the left-side bar. Add Azure Icons Drag and drop  Azure icons  from the libraries on the left of the canvas. Click the  Library  button to open more relative libraries . Close the libraries which you do not need. Layout the Diagram You can use the automatic  Align  and  Distribute  buttons to layout the diagram in one click. Or use the smart guides when placing shapes on the canvas. Connect Azure Icons You can also use the  Connector  tool under  Home  tab to connect the icons. The built-in Azure icons are designed with 4 connection