ch1 quiz Flashcards
“Coding” is NOT really the best word to describe software construction because it implies that ____.
A) construction is just a mechanical translation of preexisting design into a computer language.
B) construction requires judgement.
C) construction involves substantial creative
D) construction is mostly coding, but also involves detailed design, planning, testing, integration, and other activities
A) construction is just a mechanical translation of a preexisting design into a computer language.
CONSTRUCTION refers to the process of ______
A) checking work
B) designing
C) building
D) planning
C) building.
Construction typically takes what percent of the time spent of a software project?
A) 10-50
B) 30-50
C) 10-20
D) 30-80
D) 30-80
What can vary by a factor of 10 to 20 during construction?
A) cost
B) productivity of the individual programmer
C) time
D) defects
B) productivity of the individual programmer.
Which of the following are construction activities?
A) Management and requirements development
B) Coding and debugging
C) Integration and integration testing.
D) Debugging, integration and integration testing
B) Coding and debugging.
Which of the following IS a construction activity?
A) Integration
B) Software Architecture
C) Corrective maintenance
D) Problem definition
A) Integration
Which of the following is a reason why the software CONSTRUCTION phase is important?
A) Construction is a peripheral activity in software development.
B) Construction is a large part of software development.
C) Construction is not the only activity that is guaranteed to be done.
D) Design documents are often only accurate description of the software.
B) Construction is a large part of software development
Which of the following is NOT a common term for software construction?
A) Coding
B) Maintenance
C) Debugging
D) Programming
B) Maintenance.
Which of the following IS NOT a Construction activity?
A) Integration
B) Unit Testing
C) Problem Definition
D) Detailed Design
C) Problem Definition
Which of the following is the main focus of construction?
A) Unit testing
B) Integration
C) Detailed Design
D) Coding and Debugging.
D) Coding and Debugging.
