04 Lecture

Question 1

Define Software Lifecycle

Answer 1

Set of activities and their relationships to each other to support the development of a software system

Question 2

Define Software Lifecycle Model

Answer 2

An abstraction that represents a software lifecycle for the purpose of understanding monitoring or controlling the development of a software system

Question 3

What is Tailoring and which three Activities does it include?

Answer 3

Adjusting a lifecycle model to fit a project

1. Naming
2. Cutting
3. Ordering

Question 4

Which three Activities do Model support?

Answer 4

1. Communication
2. Analysis/Design
3. Archival

Question 5

A&D of Modeling

Answer 5

+ Modeling enables developers to deal with complexity
+ Modeling males implicit knowledge about the system explicit
+ Modeling formalizes knowledge so that a number of participants can share it

• If one is not careful model can become as complex as the system being modeled

Question 6

How are models that support communication called

Answer 6

Communication Models

Question 7

How are Models that support Analysis and Design called

Answer 7

Specification Models

Question 8

Define Validation

Answer 8

Assurance that a product, service, or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders

Question 9

Define Verification

Answer 9

Evaluation whether or not a product, service, or system complies with a regulation, requirement, specification, or imposed condition

Question 10

What are the two major views of software lifecycles

Answer 10

1. Activity centered

Software development consists of a set of development activities

2. Entity centered

Software development consists of the creation of a set of deliverables

Question 11

What does a process group consist of?

Answer 11

Consists of a set of processes

Question 12

What does a process consist of?

Answer 12

Consists of activities

Question 13

What does an Activity consist of?

Answer 13

Consists of sub activities and tasks

Question 14

Which kind of life cycle models are distinguished?

Answer 14

Sequential
Iterative
Agile

Question 15

Name two Sequential SLM

Answer 15

Waterfall Model

V-Model

Question 16

Name three Iterative SLM

Answer 16

Spiral Model
V-Model XT
Unified Process

Question 17

Name three Agile SLM

Answer 17

Extreme Programming (XP)
Kanban
Scrum

Question 18

Describe the Waterfall Model

Answer 18

• Activity-oriented
• Only if an activity is completely finished, the next one can start
• Assumes that software development can be scheduled as a step-by-step process that transforms user needs into code

Question 19

Describe the V Model

Answer 19

• Separation between development and testing

- Mapping between development and testing activities

Question 20

Describe Unified Process

Answer 20

Four Stages: Inception, Elaboration, Construction, Transition

Question 21

Who invented Extreme Programming

Answer 21

Kent Beck
Ron Jeffries
Ward Cunningham

Question 22

What are the four basic principles of Kanban

Answer 22

1) Start with existing process
2) Agree to pursue incremental, evolutionary change
3) Respect the current process, roles, responsibilities and titles
4) Leadership at all levels

Question 23

Describe Scrum

Answer 23

• Management and control process
• Focus on early risk management
• Deliver working software, incrementally and empirically
• Simple framework for effective team collaboration

Question 24

What is the purpose of a Software lifecycle Model?

Answer 24

To understand, monitor, or control the development of a software system.